U.S. Congressman Pallone gets Armenian Order of HonorFebruary 24, 2011 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to a decree signed by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, an Order of Honor was conferred on U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone. The ceremony took place in the Armenian embassy to Washington. The Congressman was honored for formation of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues and 15-year activity at the post of the Caucus chairman. Accepting the Order, Congressman Pallone thanked the Armenian President and praised the activity of Armenian ambassador in the U.S. He pledged to continue support to Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and entire Armenian nation. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | 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. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |