Expert: Armenia must defend its communities worldwideDecember 8, 2011 - 13:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia must defend all its communities throughout the world, Director of the Oriental Studies Institute at Armenian National Academy of Sciences said. “All Armenians should know, that Armenian government supports them and stands ready to defend them if necessary,” Ruben Safrastyan told a news conference in Yerevan. Dwelling on possible deterioration of relations with any country given the aforesaid, Safrastyan noted that Armenia should be ready for certain steps. 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. |