  Armenia, France may sign agreement on military cooperationJune 25, 2008 - 19:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Foreign Minister Seyran Ohanyan met Tuesday with France's Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smessov, Minister's Spokesman, Colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net Noting the importance of the Armenian-French relations, Minister Ohanyan said that France's probable participation in NATO exercise due in Armenia in September-October 2008 will promote cooperation between the two states and result in signing of an agreement on military cooperation. Touching on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Ambassador Smessov said that as the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair, France should keep balance in military cooperation with Armenia and Azerbaijan. The parties also referred to bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional stability and security.   Top stories 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 |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
