Perspectives of Armenia-Sweden cooperation in political, economic sectors discussedMay 18, 2011 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan met with Swedish Ambassador to Armenia Diana Janse (residence in Tbilisi). As Mr. Gevorgyan noted, the visit of the Ambassador to Armenia will promote the development of bilateral ties. As Ms. Jansen, in turn, stressed, cooperation with Armenia is important to Sweden. At the meeting, the parties discussed new perspectives of cooperation in political, economic and other sectors, Territorial Administration Ministry press service reported. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |