Nalbandian: Armenia welcomes strengthening ties with Norway November 9, 2011 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia welcomes strengthening ties with Norway, with the agreement on bilateral political consultations to contribute to further cooperation, Armenian Foreign Minister stated. Edward Nalbandian told a news conference in Yerevan that Armenia-Norway agreement on lifting visa requirements for diplomatic figures was signed on November 9. Commenting on a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question whether the agreement will be followed by a general visa regime cancellation, Mr. Nalbandian noted that visa regime facilitation with Schengen countries is negotiated within Eastern Partnership program framework. 6 09.11.11 - Press conference of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store 6 09.11.11 - The ceremony of signing of agreements by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store and issuance of stamp honoring Fridtjof Nansen Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |