All visits of foreign officials to Armenia will take placeMarch 4, 2008 - 18:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Foreign Ministry is operating under special conditions due to the emergency rule declared in Yerevan, RA FM Vartan Oskanian told a news conference in Yerevan. "In this view, the Ministry will offer frequent comments on the country's foreign policy," he said. The Minister emphasized that Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has already arrived in Yerevan. "On March 2, the Cardinal will meet with President Robert Kocharian and Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. We attach importance to this visit, for we think that the call of a man of God can have a positive impact," he said. "Mr Heikki Talvitie is still in Yerevan. Talks are underway. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair Matthew Bryza will arrive in Yerevan on Thursday," the Minister said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |