  Russia, U.S. discuss situation in South Caucasus February 20, 2012 - 10:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin met with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon in Moscow on February 17. The parties discussed the situation in the South Caucasus region, according to the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The relations of the two countries with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova were also in the focus of the meeting. Michael McFaul, the U.S. ambassador to the Russia was also attending. Russia and U.S. are co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group on settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   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.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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
