  U.S. to continue support for democratic processes in Armenia December 14, 2012 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Dec 14 with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Thomas O. Melia. Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian highly assessed Armenian-U.S. cooperation, hailing America’s support for implementation of democratic reports in the country, RA MFA reported. Mr. Melia, in turn, voiced U.S. readiness to continue assistance to Armenia’s democratic processes, with the outcomes of Dublin-hosted OSCE ministerial council meeting and cooperation in international organizations discussed. The parties also dwelt on Armenia’s struggle against corruption, human rights protection and upcoming presidential elections. Minister Nalbandian further briefed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State on the latest developments of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.   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. |
