75% of Russia’s population reluctant about inflow of “strangers”October 22, 2010 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to 2009’s social research in Russia, 75% of local population is reluctant about the inflow of “strangers”, the head of Sociology Department at Yerevan State University, Doctor of Political Sciences Artur Atanesyan sated. “Over the 100 years, the tendency of oppressing the Armenians in Russia has remained unchanged. Russia’s lack of foreign strategy towards Armenia at official level, and internet postings on assaults of Caucasians at unofficial level, give us specific idea of moods prevalent in Russian society,” the expert said at international scientific conference on Armenia-Russia relations in the light of regional security and stability. 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 | Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia. Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |