  ANC leader, U.S. State Department rep discuss Armenia's internal policy June 13, 2011 - 20:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) leader Levon Ter-Petrossian met with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor at the United States Department of State Thomas Melia in Yerevan. At the request of Mr. Melia, ANC leader briefed him on democracy and anti-corruption struggle perspectives in Armenia. Mr. Ter-Petrossian noted snap presidential and parliamentary elections as the principal way towards settlement of current issues in the country. Representatives of ANC central bureau Levon Zurabyan, David Shahnazaryan and Avetis Avakian also attended the meeting, ANC press service reported.   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 |  Latest 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. |
