Establishment of Armenian-Lebanese chamber of commerce discussedNovember 26, 2012 - 20:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati as part of his official visit to Beirut. President Sargsyan stressed the development of economic cooperation, assessing the trade turnover between the two countries as still insufficient. The two men underscored the need to give fresh impetus to the Armenian-Lebanese inter-governmental economic cooperation as vital to the development of bilateral business ties. Establishment of a joint chamber of commerce was further discussed, with cooperation prospects considered in sectors of agriculture, tourism and high tech. A state dinner in honor of Armenian President and First Lady will be paid at the end of the day. 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |