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27.03.2012
Sherman Presses USAID to Target US Assistance to Javakhk
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) emphasized the importance of expanding U.S. assistance to the Republic of Georgia’s Armenian-populated region of Samtskhe-Javakheti (Javakhk) during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing with US Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah on the Agency’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget, reports Armenpress citing the Armenian National Committee of America. In his question to USAID Director Shah, Rep. Sherman outlined the difficult... more →
27.03.2012
Hrayr Tovmasyan receives delegation of OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission
On 26 March Justice Minister of Armenia Hrayr Tovmasyan received Radmila Šekerinska, OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission (EOM), and 2 delegation members. The guests were interested in the role of the Justice Ministry of Armenia in electoral processes, as well as in issues concerning the procedure of elections and the legislation. As an official from the Justice Ministry told Armenpress, Minister Tovmasyan clarified that the department he heads does not deal with electoral... more →
27.03.2012
Military parade to be held in Nagorno-Karabakh capital on May 9
A military parade marking the 20th anniversary of liberation of Shuhsi and formation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army is to take place in Stepanakert, capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), on May 9. “We are going to hold a grand military parade, with the participation of the Defense Army and different military equipment,” Senor Hasratyan, Head of the Information Department, NKR Defense Army, told Tert.am. The Public Relations Department, Ministry of... more →
26.03.2012
Russian FM to depart for Baku from Yerevan
Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov will arrive in Armenia April 2 and then depart for Baku. Citing Azerbaijani sources, Armenpress reports that Lavrov''s visit to Azerbaijan is expected on April 3. In Baku Russian minister will meet with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. The main topics of negotiations will be Karabakh conflict, Russia''s activities within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. Diplomatic sources of... more →
26.03.2012
The heads of states and international organizations that gathered in Seoul to participate in the nuclear security summit discussed March 26 at a working dinner the progress registered after the 2010 Washington Summit, press service of the summit said. The importance of the summit on nuclear issues has been highlighted in respect of coordination of steps, uniting efforts in fighting against nuclear terrorism. "From promises to actions: during the past two years a noticeable work has... more →
26.03.2012
Armenia’s parliamentary delegation departs for Almaty
The parliamentary delegation led by the RA National Assembly Speaker Samvel Nikoyan departed today for Almaty to take part in the Jubilee Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) of the CIS Council to be held on March 27. NA press service told Armenpress that within the framework of the visit a number of bilateral meetings will take place, including with chairperson of the Russian Federal Council Valentina Matviyenko, chairman of the Kazakhstan Mejlis Nurlan Nigmatulin, and... more →