  Great Britain views Armenia as valuable partner - UK Minister for Europe September 18, 2012 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Great Britain views Armenia as a valuable and long-term partner, UK Minister for Europe said. As David Lidington stated at a joint briefing with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, London believes that any European country meeting EU standards can join the Union. In this context, Mr. Lidington expressed satisfaction over Armenia’s progress in cooperation with EU and NATO, as well as Yerevan’s assistance to peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan. The UK official, who’s on his first visit to Armenia, noted Armenia’s appreciation of the English language and culture. The official also spoke of the plans to launch a trade mission in Armenia in early 2013.   Top stories 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 |  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.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.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. |
