Armenia, Japan developing economic, cultural cooperationNovember 2, 2009 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Monday with Japan's newly appointed Ambassador to Masaharu Kohno (residence in Moscow). Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian said Armenia attaches importance to development of relations with Japan and voiced hope that the new Ambassador to contribute to cooperation between the two countries. The two men also referred to the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution, RA MFA press office reported. 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. |