Foreign Minister briefs French officials on Armenia’s foreign policy![]() May 15, 2013 - 13:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian visited the French Senate to meet the president of the Senate's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Jean-Louis Carrere. At the meeting, the parties stressed the role of the parliaments of both countries in the strengthening of Armenian-French ties, with a number of regional and international issues discussed further. Later in the day, Nalbandian delivered a lecture on Armenia’s foreign policy priorities in the French Institute for International Relations. Ambassadors accredited to France, officials, experts, journalists and representatives of NGOs attended the lecture followed by a Q&A session, Foreign Ministry press service reported. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Partner news |