RA Defense Minister to depart for Moscow June 16June 14, 2008 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to an agreement on cooperation singed between the Defense Ministries of Armenia and Russia, RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan will be in Moscow from June 16 to June 18, the Minister's spokesman, col. Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net Minister Ohanyan is scheduled to meet with the Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, General Staff Chief Nikolay Makarov and CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha to discuss the military and technical cooperation as well as a number of CSTO issues. He will also meet with representatives of the Armenian community and Armenian students studying in the Russian military institutes. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |