  RA President departing for Bishkek for CIS summitOctober 9, 2008 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is departing for Bishkek Thursday to attend the CIS summit. The Armenian delegation includes Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Armenia's permanent representative to CIS, Ambassador to Belarus Oleg Yesayan and other officials, the RA President's press office reported. A separate meeting of the heads of state will be followed by expanded talks to focus on CIS economic development, energy cooperation and other issues. The Armenian President will also attend a meeting of EurAsEC intergovernmental council where Armenia has an observer status.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal  Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges.Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration.International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. |
