Alexander Gurnov: extension of Russian military base deployment -reasonable stepSeptember 30, 2010 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over the last 20years, Russia’s policy on CIS states has been rather ambiguous, according to Russia Today’s TV commentator Alexander Gurnov. “Russia feels responsible for the region; however, to bear a responsibility, the country has to regain its influence. This is why, I believe the extension of Russian military base deployment in Armenia to be a reasonable step, benefiting both sides,” Russian TV commentator told PanARMENIAN.Net 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 | 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. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |