RA President gives positive assessment to Diaspora meeting resultsOctober 6, 2009 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA President's meeting with Armenian communities' representatives is a novelty in RA-Diaspora relations, Deputy Head of RA Presidential Staff Vigen Sargsyan said. According to him, RA President gives positive assessment to results of Diaspora meetings in Paris, New York and Los Angeles. "Meetings prove that in resolving serious issues, RA authorities will find support among Armenian nation representatives," Vigen Sargsyan stated.He also noted that despite Diaspora's concerns over RA-Turkish protocols, presidential pan-Armenian tour was important in normalizing ties. "These discussions are very important in taking the right decision," he emphasized. "We were most concerned over the meeting format," Sargsyan noted, adding that such meeting were a novelty and RA President sought to hear out every Diaspora representative's opinion, without leaving anybody out. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |