Cooperation with Croatia important – Armenian deputy ministerJune 3, 2013 - 16:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Newly appointed Croatian ambassador to Armenia Ivan Starčevic (residence in Athens) presented copies of his credentials to deputy foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan. Congratulating the envoy on the appointment, deputy minister Mnatsakanyan voiced hope that he will contribute to the strengthening of Armenian-Croatian relations. He stressed the importance of deepening of cooperation with Croatia. Ambassador Starčevic, in turn, pledged to expand ties with Armenia. Ways to intensify political dialogue, inter-parliamentary and economic relations, expansion of the legal framework and development of cultural and scientific cooperation, as well as Armenia-EU relations were further discussed, RA MFA press service reported. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |