Nalbandian refrains from forecasting outcomes of RA President's visit to WashingtonMarch 18, 2010 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian refrained from making any forecasts for the upcoming visit of Armenian President to the United States. "President Serzh Sargsyan will be in Washington, DC, on April 12 and 13 to attend the Nuclear Security Summit but it's premature to make forecasts. We will speak of results when the visit is over," he told a news conference in Yerevan. The Nuclear Security Summit will bring together leaders of more than 40 countries. According to a White House summary of the planned event, the March summit "would allow discussion on the nature of the threat and develop steps that can be taken together to secure vulnerable materials, combat nuclear smuggling and deter, detect, and disrupt attempts at nuclear terrorism." 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |