Greece ready to assist Armenia in signing Association AgreementMarch 22, 2012 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Greece stands ready to extend assistance to Armenia in signing the Association Agreement with the EU, President of the Economic and Social Council (E.S.C.) of Greece said. Christos Polyzogopoulos hailed the friendly relations between the two countries based on historical and cultural heritage. “All political circles in the world are well aware of the fact that Greece backs Armenia,” he said at Yerevan State Linguistic University. E.S.C. delegation comprising Secretary-General Apostolos Xyraphis and head of Public and International Relations Martha Theodorou is currently on visit to Armenia at the invitation of Armenian Public Council. As Mr. Polyzogopoulos said, hard times that the Greek economy presently experiences bears hard on the people. “We are confident of our ability to handle the crisis and play a leading role in Europe,” he added. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |