UK PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO VISIT ARMENIAFebruary 13, 2004 - 23:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Within the framework of the regional visit Gareth Thomas, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), will visit Armenia 15-17 February. He is to meet with RA FM Vardan Oskanian as well as the representatives of NGOs acting in Armenia. February 16 he will visit the village of Yerindjatap in Aragatsotn marz, where under the auspices of the British party the school was repaired and training of the staff conducted. Due the outcomes of the visit, G. Tomas is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom and Armenia on British Technical Assistance. 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 | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. |