  Year of Armenia in France Evidence of Exclusive Relations between Two CountriesSeptember 13, 2006 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - September 12 Armenian and French FMs Vartan Oskanian and Philippe Douste-Blazy, Minister of Cultures of the two countries Hasmik Poghosyan and Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres held a news conference at the French MFA, devoted to the Year of Armenia in France. During the news conference the Armenian FM thanked French authorities for organizing the Year of Armenia. He said the event evidences exclusive relations between the two countries. For the first time Armenia is presenting its history, culture and contribution to the world civilization in a large scale,» Vartan Oskanian remarked. During a private meeting the FMs discussed matters of development of cooperation, regional issues, situation in the Middle East, relations of Armenia with neighboring countries and talks over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.   Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million).   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships  The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics.Bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation arrives in Armenia Senator Wicker is also the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. |
