  Japan's Abe hails Armenia as a reliable partner January 16, 2019 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent a congratulatory message to Nikol Pashinyan on his appointment as Prime Minister of Armenia. Abe said Armenia is a reliable partner of Japan and shares its fundamental values, such as freedom, democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and that the two countries have built close cooperation both in a bilateral format and in the international arena. The Japanese PM expressed confidence that relations between the two countries have a great potential for further expansion and development. "I hope that relations between Japan and Armenia and our peoples will further deepen and strengthen," he said. President Armen Sarkissian on Monday, January 14 appointed Pashinyan in the post of the Armenian PM. Pashinyan first came to power after leading a nationwide campaign to oust the former authorities. Following months of peaceful protests, then PM and former President Serzh Sargsyan resigned, while the parliament elected Pashinyan as the country's new Prime Minister. The National Assembly was then dissolved and new members of parliament were elected on December 9.   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 |  Latest news 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.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
