Armenian-American relations considerably deepenedFebruary 17, 2007 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - February 16 Secretary of the Security Council at the RA President, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan met with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James McDougal. U.S. Charge d'Affairs Anthony Godfrey was also present at the meeting, RA Defense Minister's Spokesman Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net During the meeting the Armenian Minister noted that the Armenian-American relations considerably deepened, especially during the recent three-four years. James McDougal, who is completing his mission, thanked Minister Sargsyan for efficient cooperation in the defense sector.When referring to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and assessing highly the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group Serge Sargsyan voiced assurance that means for a peaceful solution have not been exhausted yet. The parties discussed the current stage of the Armenia-U.S. military cooperation and prospects of its development. Mr McDougal estimated highly the military skills of the Armenian peacekeepers in Iraq. 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |