Armenia, Iraqi Kurdistan looking into ways to boost trade tiesJanuary 25, 2018 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime minister Karen Karapetyan met premier of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, January 25. At the meeting, the two discussed possibilities and prospects for strengthening and developing bilateral economic ties. The Kurdish leader assured of their willingness to deepen cooperation with Armenia and boost trade and economic ties. Attached great importance to the strengthening of bilateral ties, Karapetyan said the Armenian government is prepared to take practical steps with a view to developing mutually beneficial cooperation. Focusing on opportunities for cooperation, the premiers explored ways to deepen relations in different sectors, including energy, tourism and trade. The launch of regular Yerevan-Erbil flights was also in the limelight. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |