6 high-ranking MFA officials announced support to Ter-PetrosyanFebruary 24, 2008 - 20:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 6 high-ranking Foreign Ministry officials announced support to Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who heads the opposition movement in the republic. A source in the MFA told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that the officials have thereby demonstrated their civil position. Today Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that RA MFA head of department of information division Vladimir Karapetian, head of UN division of international organizations department Varsenik Baghdasarian, head of U.S. and Canada division of American department Karine Afrikian, head of NATO division of arms control and international security department Marta Ayvazian, European department advisor Arakel Semerjian , second secretary of Latin America division of American department Elen Movsisian. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |