  Armenia should contribute to strengthening of international securityDecember 3, 2009 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan Thursday received Celeste Wallander. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia. Highly assessing U.S.-Armenia friendly ties, President expressed interest in extending bilateral relations. Formerly Armenia's Minister of Defense, Mr. Sargsyan also touched upon Defense Ministry's great potential for development. Wallander, for her part, said her visit to Armenia aimed at scrutinizing the country's priorities in defense sphere. She also welcomed Armenia's participation peace-keeping missions. American official conveyed to Armenian President her impressions of Armenian peace-keepers abilities. Parties also touched upon joint projects and exchanged views over regional issues, RA President's press service reports.   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. |
