Armenian Defense Minister to meet with Pentagon headMarch 20, 2012 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan left for U.S. on a working visit. According to the ministry’s press service, the minister will meet with Kansas governor Sam Brownback, Senator Stephen Morris, speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives Mike O'Neal, as well as Adjutant General of Kansas Lee Tafanelli. In Washington, Ohanyan will hold meetings with head of Pentagon Leon Panetta, CIA director David Petraeus, U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Joseph McMillan, assistant secretaries of state Philip Gordon and Andrew J. Shapiro, to discuss issues related to bilateral Armenian-U.S. cooperation in defense sphere, as well as regional security issues. During the visit, meetings will also be organized with Angela Kane, UN Secretary General High Representative for Disarmament and Dmitry Titov, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. 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. |