Armenia, Georgia sign 2016 military cooperation planFebruary 1, 2016 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Currently on a three-day visit to Armenia, Georgian Defense Minister Tinatin Khidasheli met Monday, February 1, with her Armenian counterpart Seyran Ohanyan. According to a statement on the Armenian Defense Ministry’s website, the parties addressed relations between the two countries, issues concerning international and regional security as well as bilateral cooperation in the defense sector. The dignitaries further signed Armenia and Georgia’s military cooperation plan for 2016. Exchange of experience in the sector of peacekeeping, military training, specialized retraining and strategic planning is among the guidelines for this year’s cooperation plan. The meeting was followed by a Ministers Ohanyan and Khidasheli’s joint press conference. Also, the Georgian Defense Minister is set to meet with President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian as well as the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |