Armenian, Syrian parliament speakers to sign a memorandum of understandingNovember 22, 2010 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 22, Armenian parliamentary speaker Hovik Abrahamyan is leaving for a 3-day visit to Syria. Meetings with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash, Prime Minister Naji Outtary in Damascus are on Abrahamyan’s agenda. Signing of memorandum of understanding between Armenian and Syrian parliament speakers is planned. The Armenian delegation has also scheduled a meeting with Der-Zor officials, as well as a visit to an Armenian church and Genocide victims memorial. 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. |