Armenian, Greek FMs sign memorandum of cooperationMarch 16, 2013 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the speaker of the Greek parliament Vangelis Meimarakis, as part of his official visit to Greece. Foreign Minister Nalbandian briefed the speaker on the course of Armenia-EU cooperation and the processes ongoing in the framework of the Eastern Partnership project. Minister Nalbandian further met with his Greek counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos, with political dialogue, bilateral cooperation, activities of the intergovernmental committees, as well as prospects of expanding relations in the tourism sector, fields of culture and education discussed. An agreement was reached to hold an intergovernmental committee meeting in fall of 2013. Upon completion of the meeting, Nalbandian and Avramopoulos signed a memorandum of cooperation. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |