Armenia attaches importance to relations with JapanNovember 26, 2009 - 12:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Currently in Japan on a formal visit, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives, Mr. Takahiro Yokomichi. "Armenia attaches importance to development of multilateral relations with Japan," Minister Nalbandian said. "An Armenian-Japanese friendship group has been already formed in the Armenian parliament and we are hopeful that a similar group will be formed in Japan's parliament as well." Mr. Yokomichi, for his part, welcomed Yerevan's efforts for normalization of relations with Turkey and voiced hope that Armenian-Turkish reconciliation will help resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, RA MFA press office reported. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |