  Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting May 25, 2012 - 20:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 21-24, Armenia's Ambassador to China Armen Sargsyan participated in 68th meeting of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok. The envoy briefed those present on Armenia’s achievements in the framework of implementation of Sustainable Development Programs. He further dwelt on issues related to withstanding the financial and economic crisis, poverty reduction, government’s steps towards development of rural areas, nuclear energy, opening of the North-South corridor and construction of Armenia-Iran railway. Resolutions on ESCAP’s further activity were adopted upon completion of the meeting.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
