  Oskanian: Armenia needs Europe's supportMarch 17, 2008 - 18:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 15-16, Armenia's Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian participated in Brussels Forum 2008, the RA MFA press office said. In his speech the Armenian Minister touched upon the February 19 presidential election, describing the post-election events as a temporary departure from democracy and lack of public trust in political and social institutes. Minster Oskanian mentioned media and education as priorities of Armenia-Europe cooperation. "Now, Armenia needs Europe's support as never before," he said. Vartan Oskanian also met with EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana to discuss the ways of normalization of the post-election situation in Armenia.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
