Armenian Prime Minister's visit to Iran scheduled for end of OctoberOctober 10, 2010 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 9, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with a delegation led by the Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani. The parties discussed perspectives of economic cooperation development, emphasizing the importance of joint programs in transportation and energy sectors. The Prime Minister spoke of his visit to Iran scheduled for the end of October. A visit to Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines to brief Iranian businessmen on perspectives of economic development in Armenia is on the Prime Minister's agenda, governmental press service reported. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |