ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO TAKE PART IN UN SPECIAL SESSIONJanuary 24, 2005 - 19:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian is leaving for New York. As reported by the Foreign Ministry Press Service, the goal of the visit is to take part in the UN special session, devoted to the 60-th anniversary of the release of captives from concentration camps of World War II. It should be noted that the Armenian FM is expected to address the session. It should also be mentioned that from New York V. Oskanian will leave for Rome to accompany Armenian President Robert Kocharian in the course of the latter's coming visit to Italy. 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. |