ARMENIAN-AMERICAN WORKING GROUP SESSION TO BE HELD SOONJanuary 21, 2002 - 22:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Next session of Armenian-American working group on economic cooperation will start work in Yerevan the day after tomorrow. Representatives of the Ministries of Trade, Finance, Justice and Agriculture, as well as US Agency for International Development will be included in the American delegation headed by coordinator of U.S. cooperation with the countries of Eurasia, Ambassador William Tailor. Minister of Economy and Finance Vardan Khachatrian will head the Armenian delegation. In the course of the session, which will last two days, the parties will discuss the draft of agreement on avoidance of double taxation, the ways of stimulating export of Armenian goods to U.S.A., the measures directed towards development of tourism in Armenia. Questions of entry of Armenia into the World Trade Organization and methods of joint struggle against international terrorism will also be concerned. Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Partner news | Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. Bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation arrives in Armenia Senator Wicker is also the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” |