Indian Vice-President In Armenia On Official CallOctober 6, 2005 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Robert Kocharian today met with Indian Vice-President Thiru Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, who had arrived in Armenia on an official call, reported the Press Service of the Armenian leader. Emphasizing the high level of political relations between the two countries, Thiru Bhairon Singh Shekhawat reminded R. Kocharian's visit paid to India in 2003. The interlocutors noted with content the rather efficient cooperation between the two countries within international structures. In the opinion of the parties, economic relations between Armenia and India do not fully reflect the potential of the two states. R. Kocharian indicated IT as an important direction of cooperation. India has made much progress in the field and Armenia ahs announced IT development a priority, he said. «We hope for certain steps that would allow forming a wider cooperation field,» the Armenian President added. There are examples of successful activities of Indian businessmen in Armenia, the interlocutors added. Indian entrepreneurs have made investments in mining and smelting, diamond and gold processing, India has assisted in re-equipment of the agricultural appliances in Armenia. Both countries expressed readiness to continue scientific and education cooperation. It was noted that a large number of students from India study in Yerevan today. «Our goal is to make Armenia a center of education and intellectual service,» R. Kocharian stated. The parties noted the important role of the Armenian community of India in promoting Armenian-Indian relations. 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 | 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. |