Slavonic University students, U.S. envoy discuss regional issuesJune 8, 2012 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University hosted a roundtable, with U.S. ambassador to Armenia John Heffern, administration and political club members of the university participating. Recent parliamentary elections, reform implementation, European integration process, regional interests of the U.S. and Russia, as well as prospects of Iran’s crisis resolution were in focus of the discussion, according to the university’s press service. University rector Armen Darbinyan and Ambassador Heffern shared their political vision on the recent elections and the common interests of the U.S. and Armenia. The envoy stressed assisting Armenia in building of independent, prosperous, democratic and safe statehood as the U.S. embassy’s key role. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |