Simmons to discuss Armenia-NATO cooperationOctober 17, 2008 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation led by NATO's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Mr. Robert Simmons will be in Armenia from Oct. 19 to 21. Mr. Simmons is scheduled to meet with President Serzh Sargsyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanya, NSC Secretary Artur Baghdassaryan and other officials, the RA MFA press office reported. The delegation members will discuss the Armenia-NATO cooperation with the RA leadership. They will also attend the final stage of Cooperative Lancer/Longbow 2008 exercise. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |