Armenian Defense Ministry holds consultations with U.S.-UK expert groupMarch 16, 2012 - 11:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met on March 15 with the expert group from U.S. and UK to hold consultations on staff management in the military forces of Armenia. Katherine Jane Leach, UK ambassador in Armenia and Bruce Donahue, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia also attended the meeting, reaffirming readiness of U.S. and UK to assist in implementation of military reforms in Armenia. The expert group presented to Minister Ohanyan their joint work in detail, as well as proposals and comments on reform implementation. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |