Union for Friendship and Cooperation with Armenia sent congratulations to Serzh SargsyanApril 5, 2007 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Union for Friendship and Cooperation with Armenia" inter-regional public organization sent a congratulation letter to Serzh Sargsyan on his appointment as Armenia's Prime Minister. "On behalf of faithful Russian friends of Armenia accept our sincere congratulations for your appointment on this higher post - Prime Minister of Armenia," says the letter. The letter that was received by the PanARMENIAN.Net on the name of the newly appointed Prime Minister, says, "Your life and experience has entirely been devoted to fair solution of the Nagorno Karabakh problem, rebirth of state self-dependency of Armenia, freedom and unity of the whole Armenian nation, strengthening her thousand-year old indissoluble friendship and infinite ties with Russia and Russians. During Karabakh underground times and chaos, the following difficult years of establishing the Second Armenian State, you have always solved the most complicated problems bravely and thoroughly." 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |