  Armenia continued developing relations with Middle and Far East countries in 2010January 14, 2011 - 19:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The year 2010 was successful for the development of Armenia-China relations, according to Armenian Foreign Ministry annual report. During his visit to China, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Chinese President Hu Jintao. Days of Armenia in China were organized with the framework of World Expo 2010 Shanghai exhibition. In November 2010, Armenian Foreign Minister visited India to meet the country’s high-ranking officials. On November 17, Yerevan hosted political consultations between Armenian and Japanese Foreign Ministries. A number of joint Armenia-Japan events were organized in 2010; Armenian Embassy was opened in Japan. Also, Armenia held bilateral negotiations with Vietnam and Fiji Islands.   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 |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
