Armenia-EU cooperation to help overcome negative impact of financial crisisFebruary 19, 2009 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Thursday with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby to discuss ways to overcome the consequences of world financial crisis, its influence on Armenia and further governmental programs as well as the country's internal political situation and social tension arising from the crisis.Tigran Sargsyan briefed Peter Semneby on the government's anti-crisis strategy, positive results of negotiations with international financial organizations, including World Bank and IMF. "We're preparing to face new challenges and will need EU cooperation in a hard period of 2009-2010. Our programs need to be revised, and the preference given to social and investment programs," the Prime Minister said. He also added that Coordination Committee headed by Armenian Government and National Council are set up for implementation of 2009-2011 priority tasks. In discussing home policy issues, Mr. Semneby said the EU is interested in establishment of stability and alleviation of the consequences of March 1, 2008 events. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. |