Armenia-U.S. relations have advancedSeptember 2, 2010 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s meeting with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama and the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Yerevan have brought the Armenian-American relations to a new level. “As part of the July 4-5 visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a wide range of issues concerning development of the Armenian-American partnership as well as regional and international processes were discussed,” Nalbandian said during a meeting with students of Yerevan State University. Referring to key issues, Nalbandian outlined the launch of negotiations on the association agreement with the EU. “The agreement will give start to Armenia’s renewed cooperation with the EU,” the Minister said, the 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 | 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. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |