  Armenia-U.S. relations developed successfully in 2008January 21, 2009 - 19:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenia -U.S. relations developed successfully in 2008, says the annual report issued by the RA Foreign Ministry.On invitation of the U.S. government, Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian visited the United States. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended the 63 rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. In fiscal year 2008, the United States allocated $58,5 million to Armenia as financial aid and $6 million to Nagorno Karabakh as humanitarian assistance. The Armenian-American trade and transport committee has worked out a charter of economic relations. Besides, the two countries signed an agreement on air communication.   Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers  The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers.Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan.Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
