Participation of Armenian air forces in exercises in Kazakhstan discussed with Russia's Ambassador in ArmeniaSeptember 26, 2009 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian defense minister Seyran Ohanyan yesterday received the newly appointed Ambassador of Russia to Armenia, Vyacheslav Kovalenko. The Armenian defense minister congratulated the Ambassador with assuming the new office and expressed hope that during his diplomatic mission ties between the two friendly nations and Russian-Armenian cooperation in the strategic spheres will strengthen. The officials discussed issues of participation of Armenian and Russian military units in the excercises of the CIS rapid reaction forces, to be held from October 1 to 16 in Kazakhstan, creation of a modern language laboratories for teaching the Russian language in the RA defense ministry, as well as rehabilitaiton in Gyumri the monument to Russian soldiers died in the Russian-Turkish war of 1777-1778. 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 | 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. |