RA PM Tigran Sargsyan to meet with his Czech counterpart Jan FischerMay 7, 2010 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participates in a sitting of the European People’s Party (EPP) Group Bureau. Challenges and prospects of the Eastern Partnership, Europe’s strategy in 2020, crime prevention, combating money laundering, as well as creation of job opportunities will be in the focus of the sitting, the RA government’s information center reported. Chairman of EPP Group Joseph Daul stressed that the group supports cooperation with Eastern partners that is based not only on business contacts, but also on cooperation for strengthening democracy, freedom, rule of law, education and culture. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will meet with his Czech counterpart Jan Fischer on the sidelines of his visit to Prague. The European People’s Party was founded in 1976, with headquarters in Brussels. The EPP is the largest center-right European political party. It has 72 member-parties from 39 countries. 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. |