Simmons: Armenia-NATO relations promisingOctober 20, 2008 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Monday with NATO's special representative for South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons to discuss the Armenia-NATO relations and exchange views on regional security, the RA leader's press office reported. "European trend is one of priorities of Armenia's foreign policy while cooperation with NATO is a constituent of the republic's security. Armenia will continue to partner with the Alliance," President Sargsyan said. He also presented Armenia's position on the latest regional developments, resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations. Fir his part, Mr. Simmons welcomed Yerevan's initiatives to normalize relations with neighboring Turkey. 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. |