Armenia congratulates Stoltenberg on extension of term as NATO chiefMarch 29, 2019 - 17:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has congratulated Jens Stoltenberg on the extension of his term as NATO Secretary General until September 30, 2022, the Permanent Mission of Armenia in NATO said on Twitter. "Convinced that your ample knowledge and abundant experience will continue contributing to further development of #Armenia-#NATO partnership," The statement posted to social media reads. Having assumed office in 2014, the former Norwegian Prime Minister - who served as PM from 2000 to 2001, and again between 2005 and 2013 - was due to complete his tenure in 2020. The North Atlantic Council approved the extension on Thursday, March 28. 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. |