Armenia, Czech Republic satisfied with development of relations in 2010March 4, 2011 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During his visit to Bratislava, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg. At the meeting, the parties expressed satisfaction over the dynamics of bilateral relations development in 2010. The Foreign Minister of Czech Republic gave high assessment to the opening of the Armenian Embassy in Prague, noting that it will contribute to the development of bilateral relations. The Foreign Ministers exchanged views on Armenia-EU Association agreement, preparatory activities for creation of free trade zone and visa regime facilitation, Armenian Foreign Ministry press service reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. 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. |