Armenia's outgoing President held farewell meeting with governmentApril 5, 2008 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's outgoing President held a farewell meeting with the government. Addressing the Cabinet Robert Kocharian said, "I am here to thank you for the joint work we have carried out. I thank my lucky stars for having the possibility to govern the Republic of Armenia in the course 10 years. The results are obvious but we still have much to do. The new President and his government face a great number of challenges and problems, solution of which will be a complicated and responsible process under the world economy crisis. The number one task for Armenia is security. The South Caucasus is still a region of conflicts. In this respect, our diplomatic efforts should be flexible and adequate. There are ill-wishing forces in Armenia. But there are also politicians who serve to make our republic stable and prosperous." He wished the President-elect and the new government every success. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |