2009 was quite successful for Armenia in terms of foreign policyDecember 25, 2009 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2009 was quite successful for Armenia in terms of foreign policy, according to Hayk Babukhanyan, leader of the Constitutional Right Union party. "Lacking the interest of the international community in the past, Armenia appeared as a major political actor this year," he told a press conference in Yerevan on Friday. "In any case, Armenia's foreign policy has improved, the only drawback being the activity of the Prime Minister," the politician said. "Tigran Sargsyan's statements on country's foreign policy are in dissonance with those of the President of Armenia," Hayk Babukhanyan 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 | 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. |