Armenia, Latvia to open embassies in Riga and YerevanMarch 9, 2011 - 20:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 9, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan left for an official visit to Latvia at the invitation of Latvian President Valdis Zatlers. The Presidents held talks behind the closed doors that were followed by an expanded meeting with participation of the two countries’ delegations. Sargsyan and Zatlers noted that the political dialogue between the two countries has become active. The two countries boost also cultural and educational ties. Referring to agreements reached during the visit of Zatlers to Armenia in 2009, the parties noted that some of them have been already implemented. Establishment of embassies in Yerevan and Riga was discussed during the meeting as well. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |