Romanian Defense Minister arriving in Armenia October 9October 8, 2007 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Romania's Defense Minister Teodor Melescanu will arrive in Armenia October 9 on a 3-day formal visit.RA Defense Minister's Spokesman, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net that Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan, Deputy Defense Minister Ara Nazaryan, First Deputy to the Chief of the General Staff, general lieutenant Enriko Apriamov and some high-ranking officers will meet the Romanian delegation at the Erebuni airport. The delegation members are scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan, Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan, Chairman of the permanent parliamentary committee on defense and internal affairs Artur Aghabekyan and General Staff Chief Seyran Ohanyan. Agreements on bilateral military cooperation are supposed to be signed. October 11 the guests will attend the Memorial to Armenian Genocide victims and the Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |