As EU member, Bulgaria ready to support Armenia's integration in European structuresNovember 13, 2007 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The purpose of my visit is to give an impetus to the Armenian-Bulgarian relations. We enjoy wonderful political relations and have to deepen economic, cultural and educational cooperation," Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told a news conference in Yerevan."As an EU member, Bulgaria is ready to support Armenia's integration in European structures. 11 thousand Armenians live in our country. They moved to Bulgaria and became full-fledged members of the society. I am proud of the contribution the Armenian community makes in Bulgaria's political and public life," Mr Stanishev said. He also informed that 17% of the Bulgarian GDP is assigned as assistance to the states beyond the European zone. "We are thinking how to assist your country. It will certainly be assistance in implementation of reforms, education and cultural projects. Days of Bulgarian culture will be held in Armenia next year. We have also signed an agreement on agricultural cooperation. There are some 40 bilateral valid agreements and we hope for progress," the Bulgarian Prime Minister said. 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. |