MIDDLE URAL AND ARMENIA SHOULD COOPERATE MORE CONSTRUCTIVELY, INTERACTING WITHIN LEGAL FRAMEWORKMarch 25, 2005 - 10:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Middle Ural and Armenia should cooperate even more constructively, developing not only commercial and economic ties, but also interacting within the legal framework, stated Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk region Yuri Osintsev, who visited Yerevan as member of the Sverdlovsk region governmental delegation, ITAR-TASS reported. "We met with representatives of the National Assembly of Armenia, and our intercourse was productive," Yu. Osintsev said. "As a result we addressed Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Artur Baghdasarian, inviting him to pay a return visit to Sverdlovsk region. These contacts will be useful both for us and for them," he noted. In his words, such interparliamentary contacts allow adopting the best each of us has, especially taking into account the fact that reforms are under way both in Armenia and Russia. "Armenia, for example, interests us from the point of view of reforms of the housing and communal services. They have experienced a so-called "shock therapy" - transferred to 100% payment of public utilities, - Yu. Osintsev said. - This is what we have to go through now. Armenia in its turn is interested in our experience in reforming local self-government." 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. |