  Vahan Hovhannisyan disfavors Armenia’s growing poverty December 17, 2011 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group leader summed up the outcomes of 2011, attaching special importance to the problem of mounting poverty in the country. “It is impossible to comment on accomplishments amid growing poverty,” Vahan Hovhannisyan said. Dwelling on foreign policy issues, Mr. Hovhannisyan noted French and Lebanese presidents’ visits to Armenia among major political achievements of the year. He further noted that Armenia has not withdrawn its signature from Armenian-Turkish protocols yet, which continues to negatively affect the country.   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. |
