ARMENIA OPENS EMBASSY IN IRAQJuly 21, 2000 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 21.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The temporal attorney of Armenia to Iraq Murad Muktirian arrived on July 20 in the capital of Iraq, Baghdad, to take part in the opening ceremony of the embassy of Armenia, was informed to MEDIAMAX from diplomatic sources.Armenia began to activate relations with Iraq in 1999. In October 1999 the counselor of the foreign minister of Armenia David Hovhannesian, being on a visit in Baghdad, declared that a trade office of Armenia will be opened in Baghdad in the near future. Hovhannesian also said that is it very urgent for Armenia to find new commodity markets in Iraq, in particular, within the framework of the UN program - "Oil in return for food-stuffs". In May 2000 foreign minister Vardan Oskanian received the delegation of Iraq headed by the first deputy foreign minister of Iraq Nuri Ismayil Taha Al Ways. In the course of the meeting the interlocutors stressed that there is a great potential for economic cooperation between Iraq and Armenia. In particular, cooperation in the trade, industry and power engineering spheres was mentioned. According to the spokesman of the ministry of foreign affairs of Armenia Ara Papian, Armenia and Iraq will develop market relations in the spheres which are not sanctioned by UN. -0- 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |