Armenia, Russia military cooperation discussed in YerevanOctober 28, 2011 - 16:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 28, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the Deputy Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Konstantin Biryulin. At the meeting, the parties focused on military and technical cooperation between the two countries, stressing its importance in Armenia-Russia strategic ties. On October 24-28, Armenian Defense Ministry hosted the 6th sitting of Armenia-Russia interparliamentary military and technical cooperation committee, with collaboration in defense sector on sitting agenda. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |