Hovik Abrahamyan receives Syria's foreign minister Walid MuallemJune 2, 2009 - 23:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenia's National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan receives Syria's foreign minister Walid Muallem, who was on a working visit in Armenia. Greeting the high-ranking official from Syria, NA speaker mentioned, that Armenian people have warm and friendly feelings to the people of Syria. Hovik Abrahamyan stressed, that Armenians are grateful to Syria for giving a asylum to Armenian refugees, who were deprived of their motherland during the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. Officials highly estimated the level of political relations between the two countries. The stressed the necessity of developing ties between parliaments of the two countries and intensifying the work of parliamentarian friendship Armenia-Syria group. 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 | 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. 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. |