  FM chairs UN General Assembly session as Armenia marks independence September 22, 2016 - 10:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian chaired the session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, September 21, the day Armenia was celebrating the 25th anniversary of its independence. A number of heads of state delivered remarks on Wednesday. The General Assembly session kicked off on Tuesday, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. President Barack Obama, French leader Francois Hollande among others delivering speeches. Also Tuesday, Nalbandian participated in the summit on migrants organized on Obama’s initiative to tackle issues of reaching aid to the refugees and overcoming the migrant crisis with joint efforts.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
