  Serzh Sargsyan hopes for further activation of Armenia-Japan ties November 8, 2011 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to Armenia, Tikahito Harada (residence in Moscow) submitted his credentials to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. At the meeting, the President specifically noted recent activation of Armenia-Japan ties, expressing hope for the Ambassador’s contribution to their further strengthening. The Ambassador, in turn, noted that the 20th anniversary of Armenia-Japan diplomatic relations will be celebrated in 2011, serving as an occasion to organize cultural and economic programs and events, presidential 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 |  Latest news Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries  NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said.Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |
