  Armenia to develop ties with IndiaOctober 19, 2009 - 20:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan has received newly appointed Indian Ambassador Achal Kumar Malhotra who submitted the copies of his credentials to Armenian FM. Congratulating diplomat on his new appointment, Mr. Nalbandyan declared Armenia's intention to develop partnership and friendly ties with India, expressing hope that newly appointed Ambassador would have his contribution to that.Parties considered possibilities of establishing active political dialogue, boosting trade-economic relations, extending legal framework and deepening cooperation within international organizations. Upon the guest's request, FM Nalbandyan briefed on recent development in Karabakhh settlement process. Armenian FM and Indian Ambassador exchanged views on Armenian-Turkish process. Mr. Malhotra expressed support to steps directed to Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, RA MFA press service reports.   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 |  Related sections Latest 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. |
