Armenia, Kyrgyzstan agree to strengthen trade tiesNovember 28, 2019 - 10:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov on Wednesday, November 27 agreed to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries. The two met ahead of a plenary session of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Bishkek on Thursday. According to a press release, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of cooperation. Pashinyan said geographic distance is no obstacle for developing trade ties in the 21st century. Kyrgyzstan and Armenia established diplomatic relations in 1993 and have since signed over 20 agreements on cooperation. 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.” |