Armenian FM invited to BSEC meeting in IstanbulJune 7, 2012 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian has been invited to Turkey to participate in ministerial meeting of Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), due in Istanbul on June 26, according to Zaman. As Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, they will inform about Minister Nalbandian’s accepting the invitation, meetings and visits in Istanbul in the near future. In November, 2008, Edward Nalbandian paid a one-day visit to Istanbul as the then chairman of BSEC. The then Foreign Minister of Turkey Ali Babacan, in turn, participated in BSEC ministerial meeting, held in Yerevan in 2009. Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. |