Jacques Chirac congratulated Edward Nalbandian on appointment RA Foreign MinisterMay 15, 2008 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received a congratulatory message from France's former President Jacques Chirac.The message says, in part, "I wholeheartedly congratulate you on the appointment as Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia. This appointment is a tribute to your talent I had the chance to appreciate when you served as Armenia's Ambassador to France." Mr Chirac also praised Minister Nalbandian for his contribution to the development of the French-Armenian relations, the RA MA press office reported. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |