Vyacheslav Kovalenko: Armenia been in the centre of world community attentionNovember 4, 2009 - 20:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - November 3, Ambassador of Russia in Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko , visited the Institute of Political Studies at the Office of RA President. During the meeting Russia's diplomat told about himself and his professional activities, immediate work plans, shared his vision of the current situation in the republic and got familiar with activities of the Institute. Current state and future of Russian-Armenian cooperation, process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and its possible consequences in the region, current state of Russian-Georgian ties were discussed. According to rhe ambassador, recently Armenia has been in the centre of international community's attention for two reasons: the armed attack of Georgia on South Ossetia in August last year and the start of of normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations. Vyacheslav Kovalenko said that Russia sincerely welcomes the positive shifts in contacts between Armenia and Turkey. He mentioned that Russia aims to raise the level of strategic partnership between the two countries. An agreement was reached, that the Russian Embassy will help the Institute of Political Studies to establish cooperation with Russia's institutions, press office of the Embassy of Russia in Armenia reports. Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |