PM hails development prospects of Armenian-Georgian tiesJanuary 17, 2013 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Georgia possess vast potential to deepen and expand bilateral relations, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said. As he told a joint press conference with his Georgian counterpart Bidzina Ivanishvili, a working group will be formed to further hold intergovernmental commission meetings. The Georgian official, in turn, stressed the need to create a common market to foster mutual integration. “Georgia’s newly-formed government aims to develop relations with the neighboring countries,” Ivanishvili said. Two agreements on culture and harmonization of border checkpoints were signed upon the completion of the official meeting. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. |