  Greece ready to assist Armenia in signing Association Agreement March 22, 2012 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Greece stands ready to extend assistance to Armenia in signing the Association Agreement with the EU, President of the Economic and Social Council (E.S.C.) of Greece said. Christos Polyzogopoulos hailed the friendly relations between the two countries based on historical and cultural heritage. “All political circles in the world are well aware of the fact that Greece backs Armenia,” he said at Yerevan State Linguistic University. E.S.C. delegation comprising Secretary-General Apostolos Xyraphis and head of Public and International Relations Martha Theodorou is currently on visit to Armenia at the invitation of Armenian Public Council. As Mr. Polyzogopoulos said, hard times that the Greek economy presently experiences bears hard on the people. “We are confident of our ability to handle the crisis and play a leading role in Europe,” he added.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
