Armenian, Syrian parliament speakers to sign a memorandum of understandingNovember 22, 2010 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 22, Armenian parliamentary speaker Hovik Abrahamyan is leaving for a 3-day visit to Syria. Meetings with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash, Prime Minister Naji Outtary in Damascus are on Abrahamyan’s agenda. Signing of memorandum of understanding between Armenian and Syrian parliament speakers is planned. The Armenian delegation has also scheduled a meeting with Der-Zor officials, as well as a visit to an Armenian church and Genocide victims memorial. 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 | 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. |