  Year 2010 was crucial for development of Armenia-U.S. relations  January 14, 2011 - 19:44 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The year 2010 was crucial for the development of Armenia-U.S. relations, according to Armenian Foreign ministry annual report. A vast range of issues were discussed during the past year, with intensive political contacts continued. In April 2010, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan participated in nuclear security summit in Washington on the invitation of his U.S. counterpart. U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton’s visit to Yerevan in July 2010 became an important event in the development of bilateral ties. Last year, a number of Armenian ministers visited U.S. with many U.S. delegations paying a return visit. In 2010, U.S. allocated USD 41 million funding to Armenia, as well as USD 3 million of military aid.   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 |  Latest news 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.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
