RA President introduced new Defense Minister to supreme officersApril 15, 2008 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan introduced new Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan to supreme officers, the RA leader's press office reported. Sargsyan appreciated the newly appointed Minister's activity for formation and consolidation of the Armenian army and voiced confidence that reforms aimed to raise the efficiency of the Armenian army. The President also thanked former Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan and voiced hope that his skills and experience will serve for further development of the army. For his part, Seyran Ohanyan thanked the supreme commander-in-chief for the confidence and stressed that he will work to ensure security of the country and to raise efficiency of the army. 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. |