ARMENIA INTERESTED IN CROATIAN EXPERIENCE IN INTEGRATION INTO EUROPEAN STRUCTURESOctober 23, 2003 - 22:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian has held negotiations with Croatian foreign minister Tonino Picula in Zagreb. As reported by the press service of the Armenian foreign ministry, the parties discussed the prospects of development of bilateral relations, specifically, the need for concluding legal agreements for the soonest possible development of economic ties. In the words of the head of the Armenian foreign ministry, cooperation aiming at examination of Croatia's experience in integration into European structures is possible between the two countries. The Croatian minister told about the achievement of his country, which had applied for accession to the European Union. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |