Armenia and Bulgaria not satisfied with bilateral commodity turnoverNovember 13, 2007 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev to Armenia was fruitful and constructive, Armenian PM Serge Sargsyan said at a joint news conference in Yerevan today. He said a number of agreements in the economic, educational and cultural fields were signed in the framework of the visit. "This is the first-ever visit of a Bulgarian top-ranking official to Armenia and we do attach importance to it," PM Sargsyan said. At that he noted that the commodity turnover between Armenia and Bulgaria makes $30 million in all and doesn't satisfy both states. "Armenia has goods Bulgaria is interested in. Prospects of economic cooperation will be discussed at an Armenian-Bulgarian business forum due next year," he said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |