Yerevan, Minsk to develop economic cooperationNovember 27, 2008 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first meeting of the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental commission will be held in early 2009, RA Foreign Minister said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart. "We will consider the ways to intensify contacts between the ministries of both states," Edward Nalbandian said, adding that the Armenian parliamentary delegation led by the speaker will visit Belarus next year. For his part, Mr. Martynov said Armenia and Belarus have close economic relations which should be developed. The commodity turnover has increased 8 times since 2001 but it's not enough, according to him. The Belarusian Minister also informed that Days of Belarusian Culture and Cinema will be held in Armenia next year, BELTA news agency reports. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |