Armenia, Cyprus sign military cooperation programApril 30, 2012 - 18:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 29, First Deputy Defense Minister, Cypriot head of Armenia-Cyprus intergovernmental commission on military and military –technical cooperation Christos Malikkides arrived in Armenia on a four-day visit. As a part of the visit the first meeting of intergovernmental commission was held on April 30, chaired by Deputy Defense Minister of Armenia Alik Mirzabekyan. The parties discussed commission’s further activity, cooperation areas in military and military technical fields. Upon completion of the meeting, Armenia-Cyprus international military cooperation program was signed for 2012. RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with heads of the commission on the same day, underscoring the military-political ties between the two countries, as well as the cooperation areas in military and military-technical fields. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |