Oskanian to Visit US, Russia and SyriaMarch 23, 2006 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - March 26-31 Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian will be in the US on a working visit within the framework of which he will hold meetings with US Administration members and UN leaders, reports the Armenian MFA Press Service. March 27 Vartan Oskanian and US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice will take part in the ceremony of signing an agreement between Armenian Government and Millennium Challenge Corporation. The same day the Armenian FM will meet with US Co-Chair of the OSCE MG Steven Mann.March 17 the Armenian FM will take part in the forum on Armenian issues, organized by the Armenian Assembly of America and a number of other Armenian American organizations, as well as will have separate meetings with Armenian community members. March 28 V. Oskanian will hold a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. March 30 the Armenian FM will meet with UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervish and UN GA President Jan Elliason, while March 31 a meeting with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is scheduled. March 31 Oskanian will deliver a lecture titled State-Building in the Caucasus at Columbia University. April 6-7 the Armenian FM will pay a working visit to Moscow, where he will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and Secretary of the Russian Security Council Igor Ivanov. April 7-9 Oskanian will pay a working visit to Damask, where he will meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad and the Syrian FM. 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 | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |