Arman Kirakossian appointed as new Armenian Ambassador to AustriaOctober 13, 2011 - 16:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By the decree of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian was relieved of his post to be appointed as Armenian Ambassador to Austria, as well as the head of Armenian mission to OSCE (residence in Vienna). Earlier, Ashot Hovakimyan was relieved of his position as an Ambassador to Austria, Hungary and Slovakia. By another decree, Hovakimyan was dismissed from the post of the head of Armenian mission to OSCE. 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. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. |