YEREVAN WELCOMES PUTIN STATEMENT CIS NEEDS HIGH-QUALITY STRENGTHENINGJuly 20, 2004 - 22:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement that the CIS needs high-quality strengthening, head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Vardan Oskanian stated in an interview with the Public TV Company of Armenia. He recognizes that "at present the need to reform and make the CIS a more efficient structure has ripened." In the Minister's opinion, "the Russian President has chosen the moment for the statement in question just in time." It should be reminded that Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the July 19 sitting of the Security Council of Russia that the CIS has reached a point in its development, that should be followed by high-quality strengthening of the Commonwealth, otherwise collapse of the organization is inevitable. 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |