NATO hails Armenia role in peacekeeping missionsNovember 19, 2016 - 14:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan on Friday, November 18 met with NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges Jamie Shea. At the meeting, the two discussed prospects of Armenia-NATO cooperation, with Shea hailing Armenia’s involvement in the alliance-led peacekeeping missions both in Afghanistan and Kosovo. Also, the sides stressed the efficiency of cooperation in the sphere of reforms, education and military training and the importance of NATO consultations. In addition, Sargsyan and Shea weighed in on a further dialogue to develop a new action program as part of the individual partnership plan. 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 | 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. Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of arming Karabakh after 2020 Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of “illegally transported ammunition” to Nagorno-Karabakh after the November 9 statement. |