Chinese PM congratulates Pashinyan on election as Armenian premier![]() May 12, 2018 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday, May 11 congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on his election as Armenian prime minister, Xinhua reports. In a congratulatory message, Li spoke positively of the achievements made in the development of China-Armenia relations after the two countries established diplomatic ties. He expressed willingness to work with Pashinyan to continuously lift bilateral ties to higher levels. China stands ready to synergize its Belt and Road Initiative and Armenian development strategies so as to make the development of bilateral ties and cooperation benefit the two peoples, said the Chinese premier. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |