Armenia, UNESCO to sign agreement on cooperation in education, science, culture and telecommunicationsMarch 19, 2008 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 20, the Armenian government and UNESCO will sign an agreement on cooperation in education, science, culture and telecommunications.The program links and suppliments the agreement signed by Armenia and the UNDP for 2005-2009 and aimed at creation of a common system for all UN subdivisions operating in the republic. Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Consuelo Vidal will sign the document, the RA MFA press office reported. 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 | 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. 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”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |