Armenia pledges results in defense, trade cooperation with IndiaNovember 28, 2022 - 16:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and India have recently done a lot of work to develop bilateral cooperation in such key areas as defense and regional security, international communications, transport and tourism, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Mnatsakan Safaryan said at the opening of the Yerevan-hosted international conference Armenia-India: New Stimuli for Millennial Relations on Monday, November 28. The event was organized by the Armenian Foreign Ministry on the 30th anniversary of relations between the two countries. Strengthening cooperation with India is one of Armenia’s foreign policy priorities, Safaryan said. The diplomat noted that topical issues of the Armenian-Indian agenda will be discussed at the conference, as well as new contours of cooperation will be outlined. Safaryan emphasized that Armenia can take advantage of India's rapid development to strengthen its defense capabilities, adding that over the past 30 years, relations between Yerevan and New Delhi have developed steadily at the political, economic and humanitarian levels. "It’s nice to see how India, with its viable democracy and dynamic economy, is achieving new levels of success and achievements in various fields. All this contributes to increasing India's prestige on the world stage. I must state with satisfaction that the centuries-old relations between our countries and peoples, mutual support continues to strengthen, and interstate ties to expand and deepen," Safaryan said. According to him, in addition to bilateral formats, both countries are actively cooperating on international platforms. Also recently, several business forums have been organized, new joint projects have been initiated. Safaryan promised reporters later that concrete results in such areas as defense, trade and communications would be publicized. According to him, important meetings have taken place over the past six months. Reports from India revealed earlier that the country has signed a significant export order for missiles, rockets and ammunition to Armenia amid Azerbaijan’s latest aggression against the territory of the country. While the value of the contracts has not been revealed, it is estimated that weapons worth over Rs 2,000 crore (apx. $244 million) will be supplied to the country over the coming months. 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. |