Armenia welcomes France’s involvement in Karabakh conflict settlement June 9, 2011 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the Director for Continental Europe of the French Foreign Ministry Philippe Lefort who has arrived in Armenia to hold political consultation. During the meeting, Mr. Nalbandian gave high assessment to current level of Armenia-France relations, favorable for their future development. The parties focused on Armenia-EU relations, specifically the current stage of negotiations on Armenia-EU Association Agreement. In conclusion, Mr. Nalbandian hailed France’s involvement in Karabakh conflict settlement in the capacity of OSCE MG co-chair, Armenian Foreign Ministry 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 | 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. |