  Armenia, Russia should develop cooperation June 5, 2010 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Armenian-Russian Interaction and Regional Problems” roundtable organized by the Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia party and the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS) kicked off in Yerevan. “Strategic cooperation between Armenia and Russia is of key importance. We are interested in strengthening economic and political relations with Russia,” Prosperous Armenia chairman Gagik Tsarukyan said in his opening remarks. RISS director Leonid Reshetnikov said that such events can help implementation of joint educational, IT, scientific and cultural projects.   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 |  Latest news 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.EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement.Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. |
