Armenia ready to intensify involvement in ESCAP projectsMay 3, 2013 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 69th session of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) kicked off in Thailand on April 29, with Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Manasaryan participating. Deputy Foreign Minister Manasaryan delivered a speech, briefing those present on Armenia’s major investment projects, cooperation with Asian financial institutions, as well as Turkey’s and Azerbaijan’s position on Armenia. He further met with UN ESCAP Executive Secretary Noeleen Heyzer, who voiced hope for deepening of cooperation with Armenia. Deputy Foreign Minister Manasaryan stressed the importance of the issues on ESCAP agenda, particularly those relating to landlocked countries. An agreement was reached to coordinate further steps that must ensure Armenia’s involvement in ESCAP projects. Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. Partner news | Viva sees growing demand for cloud services In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud services Turkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks. Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |