  Armenian-German cooperation discussed in Yerevan August 8, 2012 - 20:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 8, Armenian National Assembly vice-speaker Hermine Naghdalyan met with the delegation of German state of Hesse, headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Hessian Minister of Justice, for Integration and Europe Jörg-Uwe Hahn. Head of Armenian-German parliamentary friendship group Artak Davtyan, MPs Vahan Hovhannisyan, Artak Zakaryan and Shirak Torosyan were present at the meeting, according to parliamentary press service. Ms. Naghdalyan hailed Armenian-German bilateral and multilateral political cooperation, stressing Armenia’s collaboration with German separate states, including Hesse. She noted Germany as an EU country Armenia most actively cooperates with in trade and economic sector, highly assessing the role of Germany in Armenia’s European integration path. Mr. Jörg-Uwe Hahn, in turn, stressed the importance of Hesse-Armenia cooperation going back to the Soviet period, with the partnership having gained new impetus after Armenia declared independence. Current stage of Armenia-EU talks on deep and comprehensive free trade area, as well as cooperation in the fields of culture and education were further descussed.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  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.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.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. |
