  President Sargsyan congratulates newly-elected Pope March 14, 2013 - 19:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan issued a letter to Pope Francis congratulating him on his election as the 266th head of Roman Catholic church. “Armenia values Vatican as the spiritual center, defender of human rights and moral norms, champion of peace and tolerance,” the President said. “We hope that kind traditions of partnership between Armenia, the first country to adopt Christianity as official religion, and Vatican will continue into the future,” the presidential letter said. Partner news  Top stories Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin hosted a meeting of the organizing committee of the Armenian Genocide 100th anniversary events. Earlier, ArmRosgasprom CJSC addressed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission with an offer to reconsider natural gas price. Armenian defense ministry’s spokesman described the maneuvers as ordinary exercises conducted several times a year. Participants will learn basic skills in protecting IT systems and data as well as how to investigate computer-facilitated crimes.   Partner news |  Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence. |
