All-Armenian forums of businessmen, financiers and lawyers to take place in autumn 2009June 6, 2009 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Diaspora minister Hranush Hakobyan met the chief executive of the Lincy foundation , editor-in-chief of the California Courier" weekly Harut Sassounian and director of the Institute of Armenian Studies of University of Southern California (USC) Hrair Dekmejian. According to press-office of the ministry of Diaspora, during the meeting the program of All-Armenian forums of businessmen, financiers and lawyers to be organized in autum 2009 was discussed. The interlocutors agreed to organize internship of students of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies in Armenia. Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. EU encourages Armenia to prioritize strategic projects The EU has encouraged Armenia to prioritize strategic projects, according to a statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry. |