World perceives Armenia as reliable partnerSeptember 2, 2009 - 20:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's foreign policy is that of an initiator seeking to develop ties in bilateral and multilateral formats, RA Foreign Minister Edward Balbandyan told a press conference in Yerevan, answering a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent's question. "In annual terms, RA President, Parliament Speaker and Premier carried out 86 visits abroad. In the period, 8 Presidents and 15 Foreign Ministers from different states visited our country. Such data speak for themselves," RA FM stated, adding that world currently perceives Armenia as a reliable partner. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |