Armenia, Italy sign agreement on defense cooperationOctober 17, 2012 - 22:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, October 17, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and his Italian counterpart Giampaolo di Paola signed an intergovernmental agreement on defense cooperation. Following the agreement signing ceremony, Minister Ohanyan called attention to cooperation in military education, in the framework of which Armenian soldiers may undergo training in Italian academies. The agreement also envisages cooperation in military justice, defense and security, peacekeeping and humanitarian fields, as well as military medicine and defense industry. Minister Ohanyan further stressed the importance of the Italian official’s visit to Yerevan, voicing hope for further deepening of defense cooperation. Italian minister, in turn, noted that Italy cooperates with all the countries of the South Caucasus to contribute to establishment of peace in the region. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |