  Putin congratulates Serzh Sargyan on victory February 19, 2013 - 18:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated president-elect Serzh Sargyan on the victory following the announcement of the preliminary official results of Feb 18 elections in Armenia. During a telephone conversation President Putin wished Serzh Sargyan success and peace, stability and prosperity to Armenia and Armenian people. He further voiced confidence that Armenian-Russian strategic partnership and friendly ties will continue developing during President Sargyan’s second term in office. Partner news  Top stories Members of all parliamentary groups, PM, Energy Minister and the chair of the Public Services Regulatory Commission were invited to participate. Vahan Hovhannisyan voiced hope that the ruling authorities acknowledge the difficulties Armenia currently faces. Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill. Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Syria opposition leader puts forward detailed plan for power transition  Khatib was elected head of the National Coalition in November 2012 but is shortly to step down, having resigned in March.Obama defends drone strikes as counterterrorism measure The U.S. president's remarks came as he sought to move America beyond the war effort of the past dozen years.China hopes for N. Korean envoy’s visit to ease mounting tension Ties have been hurt between the two supposed allies by the North's third nuclear test in February, despite China's disapproval.Russia, U.S. may set up working groups to counter crime threats “As well as our U.S. colleagues, we see a lot of areas of common interest in cooperation between the Interior Ministry and FBI,” Kolokoltsev said. |
