Nalbandian: Slovenian President’s visit to Armenia will promote bilateral relationsOctober 11, 2010 - 17:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 11, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with his Slovenian counterpart Samuel Zbogar in Yerevan. At the meeting, the Armenian Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of Slovenian President’s visit to Armenia in promoting bilateral relations. He characterized the agreements signed and Armenia-Slovenia business forum as the first steps towards the new stage in cooperation. The ministers discussed issues on Armenia-Slovenia relations agenda, exchanged views on regional problems, Armenia-EU programs and the oncoming meeting of foreign ministers within Eastern Partnership framework. Prior to the meeting, Armenian and Slovenian Foreign Ministers opened the business forum hosing over 50 Slovenian entrepreneurs, ministerial 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. |