NATO Information Center Opened in YerevanOctober 11, 2006 - 20:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The opening of the NATO Information Center in Armenia fits the requirements of the NATO-Armenia IPAP, Armenian Deputy FM Arman Kirakosyan said. «We expect that Armenia and the NATO will be able to get to know each other better and be better prepared to problems and challenges that appear,» Kirakosyan remarked.In his turn NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons underscored that the Center will link Armenia and the Alliance. «The opening of the Center evidences the high rate of development of NATO-Armenia relations,» Robert Simmons said. The Center will officially start working on November 1, however unofficial opening ceremony marked the visit of the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative. The Center is legally subordinate to the Alliance. Its founder - the Armenian Center for Transatlantic Initiative closely cooperates with the Armenian Government. The Center mission is to provide information on the NATO and establish close cooperation between Armenia and Alliance member countries. US Temporary Chargé d'Affaires in Armenia Anthony Godfrey and Bulgarian Ambassador Stephan Dimitrov were also present at the ceremony. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. |