John Heffern: multilateral cooperation with Armenia important to U.S. October 17, 2011 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern submitted the copy of his credentials to Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. Congratulating the ambassador on the appointment, Minister Nalbandian expressed hope for his further contribution to U.S.-Armenia ties. Amb. Heffern, in turn, stressed the importance of multilateral cooperation with Armenia. The two men also discussed the ongoing U.S.-implemented projects in Armenia and some regional issues, with Nalbandian praising the efforts of OSCE Minsk Group’s U.S. Co-chair in Karabakh settlement, 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |