  Tina Kaidanow: Armenia’s participation in peacekeeping missions important September 13, 2010 - 12:38 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met September 12 with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State on European and Eurasian Affairs Tina Kaidanow to discuss defense cooperation between the two countries. Ms. Kaidanow welcomed Armenia’s participation in peacekeeping missions, particularly in Afghanistan and stressed the importance of further bilateral efforts on that regard. The sides also discussed the latest regional developments, emphasizing the necessity of peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and maintenance of the ceasefire at the line of contact as an important factor to promote talks.   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 Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.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. |
