  CIS Institute experts to visit KarabakhJuly 16, 2008 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mikhail Alexandrov head of the Caucasus department at Moscow's Institute for Commonwealth of Independent States, said he intends to visit Nagorno Karabakh to meet with the republic's leadership. "Russia closely watched the February presidential election in Armenia. The post-election processes aroused serious concerns. Victory of opposition forces in Armenia would imply radical shift of political line: orientation to the West, surrender of Nagorno Karabakh and collapse of the Russian-Armenian strategic partnership, although Ter-Petrossian did not publicly announce his plans," the expert said. The new Armenian leader has strong positions, according to him.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
