Armenia PM cites Singapore development path as ‘good example’January 24, 2018 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime minister Karen Karapetyan said on Tuesday, January 23 that Singapore’s development path is a good example for Armenia. At a meeting with deputy prime minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Karapetyan said a number of sectors may interest Singapore for investments, including wine production, organic agriculture, education and information technologies. Shanmugaratnam, in turn, cited Armenians’ role in the development of the Southeast Asian country, stressing the importance of the Armenian cultural heritage in Singapore. Also, the deputy PM said Armenia can play an important role in the development of relations between the South Caucasus region and the ASEAN. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.” |