  Great Britain views Armenia as valuable partner - UK Minister for Europe September 18, 2012 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Great Britain views Armenia as a valuable and long-term partner, UK Minister for Europe said. As David Lidington stated at a joint briefing with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, London believes that any European country meeting EU standards can join the Union. In this context, Mr. Lidington expressed satisfaction over Armenia’s progress in cooperation with EU and NATO, as well as Yerevan’s assistance to peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan. The UK official, who’s on his first visit to Armenia, noted Armenia’s appreciation of the English language and culture. The official also spoke of the plans to launch a trade mission in Armenia in early 2013. Partner news  Top stories A special sitting of the National Assembly launched on Monday, June 17, with 104 parliamentarians participating. “I’m good at what I’m doing – implementing educational and charity projects,” he said in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak. RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan said the latest National Assembly session featured both show and populism. The National Assembly adopted package of bills on making amendments to laws on “government structure” and “public service”.   Partner news |  Latest news Lenovo unveils ThinkPad S531 Ultrabook  The PC features a 15.6-inch display that can be laid flat at 180 degrees, and is powered by an Intel 3rd Generation Ivy Bridge processor.Airbus seals A350-900 order from Air France-KLM The airline said, that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Rolls-Royce to equip the A350s with Trent XWB engines.HSBC cut its growth forecasts for China Hongbin said it will take time for new measures from China to “filter through to the economy and have an impact on growth.”“Hysteria” star Felicity Jones may join “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” As of now, only Paul Giamatti and Jamie Foxx are confirmed to villainize the Marvel film as Rhino and Electro respectively. |
