  Hranush Hakobyan: we have nothing in common with nationalists  December 23, 2010 - 18:10 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - At December 23 news conference in Yerevan, Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan spoke about recent outbreaks of nationalism and violence in Moscow. “We’re very distressed over the recent events in Moscow and hope for Russian government to prevent further outbreaks of violence. The events in question must not affect friendly relations between Armenia and Russia,” she stressed. “As Russian President and Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin stated, Russia is a multicultural country. National minorities living in Russia, including Armenians, are rightful residents of the country. I call on all Armenians to demonstrate neutral and calm attitude. We have nothing in common with nationalists,” Ms. Hakobyan said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
