The Romanian politician, in turn, pledged to take steps aimed at deepening cooperation between Yerevan and Bucharest.

Acting Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with deputy foreign minister of Ukraine Andrii Olefirov.

The opposition fighters hope to eventually storm Damascus from the south in their campaign to topple Assad.

"As soon as we heard of this, we quickly replaced it with a bigger and better-looking camel," an unnamed Malian official said.

Joining the free trade agreement with the EU will open up new possibilities for Armenian manufacturers, America expert said.

Two of the leading Chinese handset makers, ZTE and Huawei, have both increased their smartphone shipments last year.

According to the Lebanese Disasters Emergency Committee, there are over 400,000 Syrian refugees in the country.

Trade growth also remains well below the 5.3 percent rate it averaged over the last 20 years, the WTO said.