Armenian Defense Minister to meet with Pentagon headMarch 20, 2012 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan left for U.S. on a working visit. According to the ministry’s press service, the minister will meet with Kansas governor Sam Brownback, Senator Stephen Morris, speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives Mike O'Neal, as well as Adjutant General of Kansas Lee Tafanelli. In Washington, Ohanyan will hold meetings with head of Pentagon Leon Panetta, CIA director David Petraeus, U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Joseph McMillan, assistant secretaries of state Philip Gordon and Andrew J. Shapiro, to discuss issues related to bilateral Armenian-U.S. cooperation in defense sphere, as well as regional security issues. During the visit, meetings will also be organized with Angela Kane, UN Secretary General High Representative for Disarmament and Dmitry Titov, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |