  FM meets Egyptian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Tunisian counterparts May 11, 2012 - 14:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with his Egyptian, Lebanese, Palestinian and Tunisian counterparts on the sidelines of May 9-10 Sharm el-Sheikh-hosted Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministerial meeting. During the meeting with Egypt’s Mohamed Amr, the officials discussed expansion of bilateral ties. The parties also exchanged views on Karabakh issue, with the Egypt’s official stressing Cairo’s adherence to peaceful settlement of the conflict. With his Lebanese counterpart Adnan Mansur, Nalbandian discussed implementation of agreements reached during last year’s visit of Lebanese president to Armenia. The parties also focused on cooperation in international organizations. The discussion between Palestine’s Riyad Al-Maliki and the Armenian official centered on cooperation perspectives. Regional and international issues were on Iran’s Ali Akbar Salehi and Armenian Minister’s discussion agenda. Cooperation in political and economic sectors was discussed with Iraq’s Hoshyar Zebari, with regional developments in Middle East as the focus of the meeting with Abubakr al-Qirbi.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
