Greece eyes strategic partnership with Armenia, foreign minister saysMarch 11, 2017 - 11:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias on Friday, March 10 expressed hope for establishing strategic relations and partnership between the Hellenic Republic and Armenia. At the meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan, Kotzias said that Greece possesses the political will to deepen cooperation with Armenia in a variety of areas. Sargsyan, in turn, hailed the friendly relations between the two states, stressing the need for giving a new impetus to economic relations. The sides agreed to further cooperate in the fields of education, military training, as well as culture, economy, transport and tourism. Kotzias, who arrived in Armenia on Friday, earlier met foreign minister Edward Nalbandian to discuss diplomatic ties between the two countries. 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 | Fly Arna license suspended, says Armenia official The license of the Armenian airline Fly Arna has been suspended for six months, an official says. Termination of servicing of MIR cards. IDBank It will not be possible to ensure the full operation of MIR cards in IDBank’s POS-terminals and ATMs Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. |