Lithuanian official says economic ties with Armenia importantJune 5, 2013 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At the invitation of Lithuanian Saeima speaker Solvita Āboltiņa, Armenian delegation led by parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan started on May 4 an official visit to Lithuania. Ms. Āboltiņa highly assessed the political dialogue between the two countries, stressing the need to further strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation. She hailed the course of the development of Armenia-EU relations, voicing readiness to share Lithuanian experience in European integration. Ms. Āboltiņa attached importance to the deepening of economic ties, stressing the need to fully use the existing potential. In this context, she particularly highlighted the importance of cooperation in the framework of Eastern Partnership and international organizations. Speaker Abrahamyan, in turn, underscored the significance of development of inter-parliamentary relations for boosting interstate cooperation. He cited recent intensification of Armenian-Lithuanian political agenda as a proof of mutual readiness to develop ties. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |