Armenian PM to depart for Brussels on Clinton’s visit day – paperMay 31, 2012 - 10:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Zhoghovurd daily, Armenian Prime Minister Tigan Sargsyan will depart for Brussels on June 4, when U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to arrive in Armenia. It’s difficult to explain the reason behind Prime Minister’s departure; however meetings with President Serzh Sargsyan and other top officials are on Clinton’s visit agenda, the paper says. U.S. Secretary of State will also meet several representatives of Armenian NGOs, the daily reports. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |