Italy seriously interested in CaucasusOctober 16, 2009 - 23:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Italy attaches great importance to relations with Armenia, Italian Foreign Ministry State Secretary Alfredo Mantica said at the meeting with the Ambassador of Armenia to Italy Ruben Karapetyan . According to the Italian diplomat, the Armenian-Italian relations are developing successfully. "We are seriously interested in the Caucasus region and are confident that economic cooperation with Armenia in the jewelry industry and agriculture has a great potential," Alfredo Mantica said. As Ruben Karapetyan stressed, Armenia welcomes the intention of Italy to expand its economic presence in the region. During the meeting the officials shared views on Armenian-Turkish relations, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and activation of the Armenian-Italian parliamentary cooperation, press office of the RA Foreign Ministry reports. 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. |