Armenian Foreign Ministry facing structural changesJuly 30, 2008 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is awaiting structural changes, RA FM Edward Nalbandian told a news conference today. "The Ministry's activity should be changed proceeding from present and future demands. We are planning formation of a new division for contacts with the media and public. The division to be charged with the task to provide comments on current foreign policy issues will open in October or November 2008," the Minister said. He also informed that annual meeting of Armenia's Ambassadors accredited to foreign states will take place September 1-2. "The Ambassadors are expected to give lectures on the topic "Armenia and World" in the republic's institutes," Minister Nalbandian said. 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 | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |