“We often think in NATO that this leads to a cold war, especially when we combine a few components: Russia’s defence budget grows, utmost importance is given to the military component on state level, we don’t know how to respond to them, but we’re working on it. In any case, we are for the concept of collective security, we want to cooperate in air, sea and land. We consider to further respect our fundamental relations with Russia, we keep the dialogue open with Russia.
The overwhelming majority of Russian citizens intend to vote for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming presidential election.
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Robert Dold (R-IL) have initiated a Congressional “Dear Colleague” letter, asking Members of the U.S. House to join them in supporting the inclusion of a series of pro-Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh assistance measures in the Fiscal Year 2017 foreign aid bill, reports the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). The letter Congressional colleagues are encouraged to co-sign supports the following foreign aid priorities:
As basis for this adoption was noted that there have been many genocides throughout history or events that led up to the genocide in April, and many genocide research institutions commemorate April as the month of fight against and prevention of genocides.
Opening the meeting of the EEC Board, Tigran Sargsyan stressed that the Commission needed to take a more active position on the fostering of Eurasian integration. “Incomplete integration between partner countries in the Eurasian Economic Union is a challenge to the stability of the Union”, Chairman of the EEC Board announced.
State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan published a report regarding its 2015 financial activities. According to the report, the reserves of the fund decreased by $ 3.6 billion in one year, and currently amount to $ 33.5 billion.
“During the siege of Aleppo the market was affected, but there is no lack of food. Necessary food was available, although expensive. Since the re-opening of the road, we expect the arrival of fuel to Aleppo today. In general, people do not have shortage of food; there is no shortage of bread, bakeries work. There are primarily household difficulties.
Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who briefly led the Republican presidential race before his campaign began an extended public implosion, told his supporters in a statement that he does not see a “path forward” and will not attend Thursday’s debate in Detroit.
At least 5 die in Peru as a result of heavy rains and landslides caused by the rains. The heaviest rains and hottest temperatures in two decades have battered Peru over the past week as weather linked to El Nino caused flooding and landslides that blocked the country’s central highway and forced scores from their homes, reports Reuters.
Michel Furier assessed the cooperation with the Armenian Government as efficient and noted that “Saur” is interested in the continuation and expansion of its activities in Armenia. The parties discussed issues of further cooperation in the field of water supply.