  Iraq plans to open embassy in Armenia – official September 5, 2012 - 17:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vice Prime Minister, Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan met with Iraqi delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Rozh Nouri Shaways. At the meeting, the Armenian official stressed the importance of Iraqi delegation’s visit in development of bilateral ties. Gevorgyan expressed readiness to cooperate with Iraq in the sectors of construction, energy, food industry, healthcare, science and education. Mr. Shaways, in turn, noted that the Iraqi side is open to discussion on possible collaboration perspectives. In conclusion, Mr. Shaways shared Iraq’s intention to open an embassy in Armenia, Territorial Administration Ministry press service reported.   Top stories 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. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |
