Armenian President to leave on working visit to DushanbeSeptember 1, 2011 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 2, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will leave on a working visit to Dushanbe, Tajikistan to attend CIS leaders’ summit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev refused to participate in Tajikistan-hosted CIS leaders' summit. At the event, Azerbaijan will be represented by the Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zadeh, the chief of international relations department of the Presidential Administration Novruz Mammadov said earlier. The presidents of Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Moldova and Turkmenistan confirmed their participation in the summit due September 2-3. 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 | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |