Armenia attaches major importance to US-RA relationsJuly 11, 2009 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today RA President Serzh Sargsyan met James Steinberg, US Deputy Secretary of State, Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, Marie Yovanovitch, US Ambassador to Armenia and other officials. Welcoming high-ranking guests, Serzh Sargsyan emphasized the importance Armenia attaches to US-RA relations. Discussing perspectives of US-RA relations, the parties expressed their readiness to develop collaboration in different spheres. The parties exchanged views on regional safety issues, Armenian-Turkish relations and NKR conflict settlement, RA President's Press Service 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. |