Armenia President looks to boost ties in UAE visitNovember 9, 2016 - 11:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan left for the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, November 9, the President's office said. During his stopover in the Emirates, Sargsyan will hold talks with Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Also, the Armenian leader will meet with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice president and prime minister of the UAE and Emir of Dubai, ruler of the Sharjah emirateSheikh Sultan III bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, as well as deputy prime ministerMansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In addition, Sargsyan will visit the Holy Martyrs' Armenian Church and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Besides, the President will hold meetings with the managers of investment and development companies, also set to sign a number of documents, aimed at strengthening cooperation and business ties. Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |