Armenia should contribute to strengthening of international securityDecember 3, 2009 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan Thursday received Celeste Wallander. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia. Highly assessing U.S.-Armenia friendly ties, President expressed interest in extending bilateral relations. Formerly Armenia's Minister of Defense, Mr. Sargsyan also touched upon Defense Ministry's great potential for development. Wallander, for her part, said her visit to Armenia aimed at scrutinizing the country's priorities in defense sphere. She also welcomed Armenia's participation peace-keeping missions. American official conveyed to Armenian President her impressions of Armenian peace-keepers abilities. Parties also touched upon joint projects and exchanged views over regional issues, RA President's press service reports. 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 | 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. |