RA President: security bodies and intelligence services council one of CIS most efficient structuresOctober 22, 2008 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Wednesday with participants of the session of the CIS council of security bodies and intelligence services.The President assessed the meeting positively and stressed the importance of data exchange and implementation of joint programs. "The world is changing rapidly, bringing forth new challenges. So, the tasks the security bodies are charged with are changing as well. Regular contacts between security bodies will help combat new challenges," he said. "The council of security bodies and intelligence services is one of the CIS most efficient structures," he added. For his part, chairman of the CIS council of security bodies and intelligence services, general Alexander Bortnikov briefed on the issues discussed during the council's 25th session. 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. |