  Armenia to boost ties with China, India, Japan, Latin America  January 16, 2012 - 15:12 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister presented the main priorities in the country’s 2012 foreign policy at news conference in Yerevan. Boosting security, strengthening ties with strategic partners, Nagorno Karabakh issue and European integration were named as key priorities. As Edward Nalbandian noted, Armenia plans to intensify ties with China, India, Japan and Latin American countries. The Minister further expressed hope for development of Armenia-EU relations, specifically in the framework of Association Agreement, with visa regime facilitation and free trade zone formation talks to launch this year.  Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
