U.S. appreciates partnership with Armenia, eyes further cooperationJune 27, 2016 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States appreciates partnership with Armenia and looks to further enhance cooperation with the country, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Bridget A. Brink said Monday, June 27 in Yerevan, Armenia. As she noted at the meeting with Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, the list of issues of cooperation between the two countries is gradually expanding. “We’ll weigh in on Armenia-U.S. business and trade ties, the latest developments in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs’ efforts in this context,” Brink said. Nalbandian said, in turn, that progress has recently been registered in the relations between the two countries. Talking about the current stage of the Karabakh conflict settlement, the parties stressed the importance of implementing the agreements reached at meetings in Vienna and Saint Petersburg. Also, the officials discussed issues of regional and international importance. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |