Armenia should strengthen ties with U.S. next President, particularly if it's ObamaJuly 11, 2008 - 18:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Given the situation with energy sources, Armenia should build a second nuclear power plant, preferably in Meghri area, according to an expert. "Armenia should also strengthen ties with the U.S. next President, particularly if it's Barack Obama," Yerevan State University professor David Hovhannisyan said during "Armenia in the Near East: infrastructure globalization" round table discussion held in Caucasus Institute today. "It's vitally important for our republic to participate in BSEC energy and transport programs, since prices for gas will reach $ 500-600 for thousand cu.m. within next several years," he said. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |