ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE GATHERED IN YEREVANJune 17, 2004 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - June 18-19 the first session of the Armenian Assembly of Parliamentary Friendship (AAPF) with the participation of parliamentarians of Armenian origin from different countries of the world will be held in Yerevan. Some 70 Armenian deputies from the parliaments of 25 countries, as well as foreign members of the parliamentary groups of friendship with Armenia have arrived in the Armenian capital to participate in the forum. Today, June 17, the delegation of forum participants was received by President of Armenia Robert Kocharian. It should be noted that the initiative of the creation of the AAPF belongs to Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Artur Baghdasarian. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |