ARMENIA AND SLOVAKIA ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL-ECONOMIC RELATIONSOctober 10, 2003 - 23:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian-Slovakian business-forum opened in Yerevan today. According to the reports by the Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the 3-day forum aims at establishing commercial-economic cooperation between the two countries. Slovakian companies manufacturing solar heaters, agricultural equipment, furniture and foodstuff will present their produce at the exhibition to be held within the framework of the forum. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |