Cilicia Crew Awarded Admiral Isakov MedalsMay 11, 2006 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of the National Security Council at the President of Armenia, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan awarded Cilicia vessel crew with Admiral Isakov medals for restoring Armenian navigation, traditions of medieval shipbuilding and strengthening Armenia-Diaspora ties. According to Spokesperson of the Armenian Defense Minister, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan, during the meeting Cilicia captain Karen Balayan and commissar, writer and publicist Zory Balayan presented the course of preparation works for the final phase of the voyage in Russian rivers and return of the vessel to Armenia. In his turn S. Sargsyan noted that the first and second phases of the voyage of the Cilicia vessel were successful. 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 | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. 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 Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |