Czechia to strengthen ties with all ENP participant statesJune 19, 2008 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Czechia's newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Jestrab (residence in Tbilisi) handed his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan, the RA leader's press office reported. "Armenia attaches importance to development of bilateral relations with Czechia and cooperation within international organizations. Feeling a member of the European family, Armenia eyes integration to European structures as a priority of its foreign policy," the Armenian President said. "Although the level of the Armenian-Czech political relations is high, economic ties are not strong enough yet," Mr Sargsyan said. For his part, Ambassador Jestrab noted that with assuming the EU chairmanship in January 2009, Prague will deepen cooperation with all states engaged in the ENP. "Czechia is interested in developing relations with all South Caucasus countries, particularly with Armenia," he 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |