Jaap de Hoop Scheffer: Effective cooperation between Armenia and NATOApril 21, 2007 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO Sec. Gen. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer congratulated Serzh Sargsyan on his appointment as RA Prime Minister. "Congratulating You on your appointment as RA Prime Minister, I'd like to express my gratitude for your productive activity in the posts of Defense Minister and Secretary of Security Council. You successfully coordinated the process of defense reforms in the framework of Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). An effective cooperation is being carried out between Armenia and NATO, the evidence of which is Armenian peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, as well the process of defense reforms in the IPAP framework." The NATO Sec. Gen. is sure that active participation in developing cooperation between Armenia and NATO will be continued henceforth, when Serzh Sargsyan occupies the post of Prime Minister. Ukrainian Premier Viktor Yanukovich also congratulated Serzh Sargsyan. In his message he says that trade-economic mutually beneficial ties will benefit bilateral relations between Ukraine and Armenia, the RA Press Office reports. Top stories 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). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | 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. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |