Russian PM arriving in Yerevan todayFebruary 4, 2008 - 18:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Prime Minister Victor Zubkov is arriving in Yerevan on a formal visit tonight, the RA government's press office reported. The delegation includes Minister of Transport Igor Levitin, Minister of Information Technoligies and Communications Leonid Reyman, Minister of Industry and Energy Andrey Dementyev, Head of the Federal Customs Service Andrey Belyaninov, Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development Kiril Androsov, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and other officials. On February 6, Mr Zubkov will meet with Armenian President Robert Kocharian, NA Speaker Tigran Torosian, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. The Russian PM will also attend Tsitsernakaberd to lay a wreath to the Memorial to Armenian Genocide victims. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |