Armenian delegation headed by Parliament Speaker leaves for IranJune 20, 2009 - 00:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The delegation headed by RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan will carry out 2-day working visit to Iran, RA Parliament's Public Relations Department says in press release. Armenian delegation members are Head of NA Administration Gegham Garibjanyan, MPs Harutyun Pambukyan, Surik Poghosyan, Vardan Bostandjyan, Artyush Shahbazyan, Seryezha Abramyan, Vardan Khachatryan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan, as well as Co-Chair of Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission and other officials.Visiting Tehran, Armenian delegation will meet with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, Parliament Speaker Ali Laridjani and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Sayid Djalili. Delegation members will also pay tribute to Ayatollah Khomeini and visit "Fargansaraye Melal" park to take part in the tree planting ceremony synbolizing Armenian-Iranian friendship. Besides, Hovik Abrahamyan will visit the residence of Tehran Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church. 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 | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |