NATO Intends to Cooperate with Armenia for Long TermMay 23, 2006 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The NATO intends to cooperate with Armenia for a long term, Special Representative of the NATO Secretary General for the South Caucasus Robert Simmons stated at a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, at present results of the initial 6 months of working out the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) between the NATO and Armenia are summed up. «We are content with the outcomes of our work, steps and phases of further elaboration of the Plan are outlined. Relations with Armenia are very important to the Alliance,» Simmons remarked. He reaffirmed NATO desire to open an information center in Yerevan. «However, we need to have the consent of the Armenian Government on providing a location for the mission,» Simmons said. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |