KAZAKH PRESIDENT AWARDED ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR FOR CONTRIBUTION TO PROMOTING BILATERAL RELATIONSJuly 20, 2004 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On behalf of President Nursultan Nazarbayev Armenian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Eduard Khurshudian is awarded a diploma for contribution to promotion of bilateral relations between the two countries. July 20 Kazakh State Secretary Oralbay Abdykarimov handed the diploma at a meeting with the Ambassador on the occasion of completion of his diplomatic mission in the country, Kazinform reported. The State Secretary thanked E. Khurshudian for his fruitful activities as an ambassador to Kazakhstan, noting that official Astana intends to further develop relations with Armenia. E. Khurshudian had been appointed Armenian Ambassador to Kazakhstan in 1999. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |