Armenia and Belgium initiate active political dialogueOctober 2, 2009 - 22:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 2, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan met with Belgian Senate Speaker Armand de Decker who is carrying out an official visit to Armenia. Armenian FM expressed satisfaction with the high level of Armenian-Belgian relations and hoped for further cooperation between two countries' parliaments. In his turn, Armand de Decker thanked Foreign Minister for warm reception and stressed that bilateral visits contributed to active political dialogue between two states.Parties discussed possibilities for cooperation in scientific, cultural and educational spheres. Mr. Nalbandyan also introduced Armenian side's position on Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, RA MFA press service reports. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |