UN programs in Armenia get more inclusive – rep.![]() February 22, 2013 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Feb 22 with Deputy Director at UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS Haoling Xu. As Minister Nalbandian noted, Armenia marked the 20 anniversary of UN presence in 2012, hailing Armenia’s involvement in the organization’s activities. Haoling Xu, in turn, highly assessed the cooperation between Armenia and UNDP, noting that UN programs gradually become more effective and inclusive. The parties further noted that the implementation of 2010-2015 UNDAF will enable Armenia to bring several projects envisaged by Millennium Development Goals into fruition. The course of several programs implemented jointly by Armenia and UNDP was further discussed. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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. Partner news |