U.S. Deputy Secretary of State stresses durability of U.S.-Armenia relationsFebruary 23, 2011 - 21:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, who is accompanied during his visit to Armenia by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon. The Armenian leader stressed the importance of the U.S. high-ranking officials’ visit to Yerevan from the point of view of boosting the Armenian-American relations. The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State noted for his part that this is his third visit to Armenia. “Your meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Munich, last year’s meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, as well as my visit prove the durability of the Armenian-American relations,” said Steinberg. The parties also referred to problems of regional security and the Karabakh conflict settlement, the RA presidential press service reported. Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |