2009 was a year of overcoming political crisis in ArmeniaDecember 21, 2009 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2009 was a year of overcoming the political crisis which started on March 1, 2008, said Naira Zohrabyan, member of Prosperous Armenia party.Joint efforts of coalition and opposition forces enabled Armenian authorities to overcome the political crisis, she told a press conference in Yerevan on Monday. "Although we still have much to do, we are on the right path," the MP said. According to her, "we can achieve political and economic stability in 2010." "2009 marked the beginning of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, a process which opened a new chapter in establishing relations with neighboring countries," she said. "The Karabakh conflict settlement has also entered a new phase." Naira Zohrabyan recalled that a new bill amending the law on mass media is already circulated. "It is necessary to suppress the prevailing lawlessness, when the media often offends human dignity," she said. 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 | 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. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |