Yerevan-Riga direct flight to be launchedMarch 9, 2011 - 20:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 9, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said he visits Latvia for the first time in the capacity of Armenia’s President. The Armenian-Latvian relations and outlooks for their development were in the focus of the meeting with Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, Sargsyan told a joint press conference with Zatlers. The Presidents share the opinion that the two countries have great opportunities for cooperation. “We promised to use the favorable conditions, including those for establishment of legal-contractual basis and launching Yerevan-Riga regular flight,” said Sargsyan. The Armenian and Latvian foreign ministers signed a document on collaboration in the field of integration into Europe. Besides, the two countries’ ministers of culture signed an agreement on cooperation for three years. 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. 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. |