Sargsyan, Putin to talk political interaction, regional issues in MoscowAugust 10, 2016 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzgh Sargsyan is starting his working trip to Russia later today (August 10), Tert.am reports. The Armenian leader is set to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, in Moscow. The date and venue of the meeting was announced on August 3. According to presidential press service, the high-level talks will address the bilateral political, trade-economic and humanitarian dialogue between the two strategic allies and cover, among other things, key agenda issues, including the processes within the Eurasian Economic Union. Presidents Sargsyan and Putin were also reported to be planning to exchange views on global and regional developments. A key issue at the negotiations will be apparently the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. In his comments to Tert.am last week, political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said he expects the talks to focus the on major concerns of Armenia’s political situation (given that the country is the initiator of the meeting). 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. 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. |