  Putin’s presidency will be short-lived, expert says February 7, 2012 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The deputy chairman of Russian Academy for Geopolitical Issues is confident PM Vladimir Putin will be “appointed” as Russian president, with the authorities making sure he wins the first round race. According to Araik Sargsyan, anti-Putin rallies is a clear sign of a revolution in Russia. “Russia brought up a new generation unafraid to face the truth,” the expert said, forecasting a short-lived presidency for Putin.   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 International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
