  Armenian parliament to discuss expansion of peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan May 3, 2011 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Relations will discuss an agreement envisaging expansion of peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan, the head of the Committee Armen Rustamyan stated during a meeting with German Ambassador to France Hans-Jochen Schmidt. At the meeting, the parties emphasised the importance of Armenia's participation in regional and international peacemaking activities. Mr. Rustamyan expressed hope for both the Committee and Armenian parliament to confirm the agreement.   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 |  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. |
