Armenian, German Defense Ministries sign cooperation plan in YerevanJanuary 25, 2011 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with German Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt in Yerevan to sign a cooperation plan between the two countries’ Defense Ministries. Ohanyan praised the level of cooperation, noting that it has intensified as a result of Armenian peacekeepers’ activity in Afghanistan, the press service of the RA Defense Ministry reported. The Armenian peacekeeping contingent is a part of German brigade within the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF). The main mission of Armenian peacekeepers is to ensure security in the Airport of Kunduz. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |