Swedish FM rules out military solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflictFebruary 9, 2016 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The dynamic development of ties with Sweden is of special significance to Armenia, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told a press conference Tuesday, February 9. Following a Yerevan-hosted meeting with his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallström, Nalbandian said the parties discussed possibilities of further cooperation in economic, educational, scientific, cultural and health sectors. “Also, we agreed to improve the legal framework and promote investments,” Nalbandian noted, adding that an agreement on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion was signed shortly before. “During our meeting, we dwelled upon Armenia-EU relations focusing on dialogue on the new framework agreement, current reforms in Armenia and Sweden’s readiness to support their implementation. We discussed Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs’ efforts aimed at the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,” the Armenian foreign policy chief said. Wallström, in turn, expressed her country’s support to the peaceful negotiations, ruling out any military solution. Addressing reporters, Wallström described her current visit to Armenia as a good opportunity to get an insight into the country’s perceptions of the long-lasting land dispute. She emphasized the need of investing maximum efforts in ruling out further escalation, expressing hope that a lasting peace will be achieved under the aegis of the Minsk Group. Also, the official elaborated on the EU Eastern Partnership (EaP) project, noting that Sweden was among the countries calling for strong efforts for giving the EaP member states a high status in the EU family. The minister also promised individualized approaches to separate member states to adjust different perspectives to specific needs and to develop the dialogue based upon the “more-for-more” principle. Diplomatic relations between the Armenia and Sweden were established on July 10, 1992. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |