Armenians and Italians have much in common, which will help to strengthen bilateral tiesMarch 30, 2007 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Italy's newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia Massimo Lavezzo Cassinelli presented his credentials to Armenian President Robert Kocharian. "Armenian-Italian cultural and economic relations significantly activated in the time of Italy's former ambassador to Armenia and it would be good if the new ambassador continues to work in that direction," Robert Kocharian said. In his part Ambassador Cassinelli noted that Armenians and Italians have much in common. "It assured me that strengthening of bilateral ties will not be difficult. I am going to concentrate on cooperation and development in small and medium scale business," the Ambassador stressed. Robert Kocharian assured Cassinelli that the Armenian side is ready to assist him in all his beginnings, the RA presidential Press Office reports. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |