ROBERT KOCHARIAN AWARDED RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY HONORABLE DOCTORJanuary 16, 2003 - 22:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian president Robert Kocharian's official visit to Russia began. The Armenian leader already visited the Armenian pavilion in the All-Russian Exhibition Center. Robert Kocharian also met with the teaching staff of Diplomatic Academy of the Russian foreign ministry, where he was awarded honorable Doctor's degree. Within the framework of the visit the president of Armenia will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov, State Duma speaker Gennady Seleznyov, chairman of the Federal Council Sergey Mironov, Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov. In the course of the visit Armenian-Russian negotiations of broadened composition will be held. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |