Armenia and Switzerland stress necessity of stirring up trade and economic cooperationJuly 29, 2010 - 20:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Karine Kazinyan met with Swiss Ambassador to Armenia Lorenzo Amberg on occasion of completion of his mission in Armenia. Estimating the Ambassador's activity aimed at boosting the Armenian-Swiss friendly relations, Karine Kazinyan expressed satisfaction with respect to development of a political dialogue between Yerevan and Bern. Karine Kazinyan and Lorenzo Amberg stressed the necessity of stirring up the trade and economic cooperation, referring to programs of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) aimed at implementation of social and economic reforms in Armenia. Development of cooperation in educational and cultural fields also was in the focus of the meeting. The parties also exchanged opinions on regional issues, the RA MFA press service 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |