Czechia to strengthen ties with all ENP participant statesJune 19, 2008 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Czechia's newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Jestrab (residence in Tbilisi) handed his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan, the RA leader's press office reported. "Armenia attaches importance to development of bilateral relations with Czechia and cooperation within international organizations. Feeling a member of the European family, Armenia eyes integration to European structures as a priority of its foreign policy," the Armenian President said. "Although the level of the Armenian-Czech political relations is high, economic ties are not strong enough yet," Mr Sargsyan said. For his part, Ambassador Jestrab noted that with assuming the EU chairmanship in January 2009, Prague will deepen cooperation with all states engaged in the ENP. "Czechia is interested in developing relations with all South Caucasus countries, particularly with Armenia," he said. 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. |