Paper says Armenian PM’s visit to U.S. politically motivatedDecember 14, 2012 - 21:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s visit to the U.S. pursued political goals, besides the economic ones, Aravot daily reported. “Prime Minister Sargsyan held a number of meetings in the U.S. with an aim to hail the policy President Serzh Sargsya pursued in the past five years. Besides briefing the U.S. officials on the incumbent president’s past activates, he also presented the programs planned in the near future, with positive political messages issued in response,” the paper says. Related links: 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |