  Armenian embassy to open in Sweden May 2, 2013 - 11:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The government of Armenia resolved to allocate funds from the state budget for opening an embassy in Sweden. As the Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan stated at a Thursday, May 2 sitting, Armenia established diplomatic relations with Sweden in 1992. “Sweden is the only Scandinavian country to have recognized the Genocide. Opening of an embassy has long been on agenda,” the official said.   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 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia  As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed.Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days.269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces.Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. |
