ARMENIAN MINIATURE EXPOSITION OPENED IN PACEJune 26, 2002 - 22:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - «Armenian miniature of IX-XVI centuries» exposition opened in the hall of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. PACE President Peter Schieder evaluated the opening of such an exposition as another proof of the Armenian people's contribution to the European cultural heritage. "Being situated on the crossroad of civilizations, in the course of centuries Armenia succeeded in establishing various cultural ties and became enriched that way at the same time preserving its cultural peculiarity," - Council of Europe permanent representative in Armenia, ambassador Christian Ter-Stepanian noted in his turn. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. 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. |