Armenia to increase number of peacekeepers in LebanonMay 27, 2015 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil in Beirut on May 26. At the meeting, the parties hailed bilateral ties between the two countries, expressing hope for their further strengthening. They dwelled on political dialogue between the two states, stressing the importance of expansion of legal field. The parties also underlined the potential for trade and economic cooperation between Armenia and Lebanon. The officials further noted the important role of the Armenian community in the social, political, economic and cultural life of Lebanon, binding the two countries closer together. The Ministers also dwelled on Armenian peacekeepers' participation in the mission in southern Lebanon. As Nalbandian noted in this context, Armenia intends to increase the number of peacekeepers in Lebanon. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |