Armenia aiming to boost tech cooperation with EthiopiaApril 3, 2019 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Expansion of relations with the countries of the African continent, including Ethiopia, are amongArmenia's foreign policy priorities, Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde on Wednesday, April 3. Meeting in Addis Ababa, the two exchanged views on prospects of deepening and enriching bilateral agenda, citing, in particular, programs aimed at promoting cooperation on information technologies and digital agenda. The Foreign Minister stressed that Armenia is ready to take practical steps to make most of the existing potential between Yerevan and Addis Ababa. Also, the officials stressed the Armenian community’s role in Ethiopia’s social and political life as a bridge between the two countries. At the end of the meeting, the Armenian foreign policy chief briefed the Ethiopian President on the current developments in the process of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. They both agreed that the peaceful resolution of the conflict has no alternatives. The top Armenian diplomat will also meet State Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Markos Tekle Rike and other officials, as well as representatives of the Ethiopia's Armenian community. Mnatsakanyan is also set to have meetings at the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. 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. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |