  Putin’s presidency may affect Armenia’s foreign policy – ARFD official September 27, 2011 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s victory at presidential race may spell certain changes in Armenia’s foreign policy, according to Hay Dat and ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau’s political affairs office director. At news conference in Yerevan, Kiro Manoyan described substantial differences between current Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Putin’s views on regional policy, which, in case of Putin’s ascension to presidency, can bring about changes in the region. Manoyan, however, ruled out a possibility for Armenia’s internal policy to be affected by changes in Russia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to run for the post in next year's election. Speaking at the annual congress of the ruling United Russia party on September 24, Medvedev said he was ready to do "practical work in the government."   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 Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan  The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
