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Netanyahu meets with Armenian foreign minister

November 7, 2017 By administrator

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Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu during his official visit to Israel, the press service of MFA Armenia reported.

The meeting kicked off in an expanded format with the participation of the delegations, afterwards, private conversation took place.

Greeting the guest, the Israeli PM highlighted the visit of the Armenian FM to Israel, and noted that Israel is ready to expand relations with Armenia, stressing that a great potential for cooperation exists between the two states.

Thanking for the invitation and the reception, Minister Nalbandian conveyed the greetings and warm wishes of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Armenian Foreign Minister noted with satisfaction that in the recent period activation of Armenian-Israeli interactions is visible and expressed conviction that based on the rich historical friendly relations between the two peoples, new impetus will be given to Armenian-Israeli relations.

The interlocutors noted that it’s symbolic that the visit takes place in a jubilee year of establishment diplomatic relations between the two states, the 25th anniversary, expressing conviction that it is a good opportunity to evaluate the past path and take new steps aimed at developing the relations.

During the meeting the sides also discussed the bilateral agenda of the Armenian-Israeli relations, and issues of cooperation in international platforms.

The Israeli PM and the Armenian FM touched upon the rich Armenian historical heritage in Israel. PM Netanyahu and Minister Nalbandian exchanged views on pressing regional and international issues and developments in the Middle East.

Nalbandian presented the efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs aimed at exclusively peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict.

Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahu-meets-with-Armenian-foreign-minister-513613

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Armenian FM, Meet, Netanyahu

Armenian Assembly of America Holds Productive Meeting with Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Rep. David Valadao

August 31, 2017 By administrator

A delegation comprised of constituents of California’s 21st Congressional District, clerical and lay leaders of the San Joaquin Valley’s Armenian American community, and internship program alumni and friends of the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) met last week with Congressman David G. Valadao (R-CA), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues.

“The Assembly is pleased to have had an opportunity to lead a delegation of constituents and San Joaquin Valley leaders to meet with Rep. Valadao, and discuss paramount issues of concern affecting Armenia, Artsakh, and U.S.-Armenia relations,” Assembly Western Region Director Mihran Toumajan stated.

The delegates thanked Rep. Valadao, currently in his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, for his leadership in the Armenian Caucus. They noted the importance of his membership of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, which is partially responsible (along with members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee) for the approval of U.S. foreign assistance to the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), as well as humanitarian assistance to Syrian citizens who have sought refuge in Armenia as a result of the Syrian Civil War. Within the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Valadao serves as Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies.

The Assembly-led delegation discussed a wide range of issues of paramount concern to Armenian Americans during the meeting, including Azerbaijan’s incessant and deadly attacks, which escalated in 2015, upon civilians and soldiers living in Armenia and Artsakh. They reminded Rep. Valadao that Azerbaijan’s initiated violence is in contravention to the May 1994 ceasefire agreement signed by representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Nagorno Karabakh, and is a clear violation of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, which is intended to restrict U.S. assistance to the government of Azerbaijan until it takes “demonstrable steps to cease all blockades and other offensive uses of force against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.”

Filed Under: Events, News Tagged With: Armenian Assembly, David Valadao, Meet

Trump Praises ‘Very Good’ Meeting With Russian Foreign Minister

May 10, 2017 By administrator

U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in the Oval Office for talks on May 10.

U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in the Oval Office for talks on May 10.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said his talks with Russia’s foreign minister were “very good” and said both Washington and Moscow were working toward ending the six-year war in Syria.

Trump’s May 10 White House meeting with Sergei Lavrov was the highest-level meeting the U.S. president has had with a Russian official since taking office in January.

The talks were overshadowed, however, by Trump’s decision a day earlier to fire FBI Director James Comey, a surprise announcement that roiled Washington.

Comey was overseeing the criminal investigations into the ties between Trump associates and Russian officials.

In brief comments to reporters at the White House, Trump praised the outcome of his meeting with Lavrov.

“I think that we are going to do very well with respect to Syria. I think things are happening. They are really, really, really positive,” Trump said.

Trump made the comments alongside Henry Kissinger, the legendary diplomat who served in Richard Nixon’s presidency more than four decades ago. Kissinger has served as a back-channel intermediary to the Kremlin for many years under several administrations, Democratic and Republican.

WATCH: Lavrov Says Trump Seeks Pragmatic Solutions With Russia

In a statement released later, the White House said Trump urged Lavrov to “rein in” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iran. Both are close allies of Russia.

Trump also discussed the issue of Ukraine, the White House said, and Trump “stressed Russia’s responsibility to fully implement the Minsk agreements,” which set out conditions for a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine.

Russia has backed insurgents in eastern Ukraine, sparking a war that has killed more than 9,900 people.

Lavrov, meanwhile, told reporters at the Russian Embassy that Trump wanted “mutually beneficial, businesslike, pragmatic” relations with Moscow.

Lavrov said the issue of sanctions — imposed by the international community on Moscow for its 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula — was not raised during the meeting. And he brushed aside questions about Russia’s alleged interference in last year’s presidential campaign.

However, a State Department statement, issued after Lavrov’s meeting earlier in the day with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, said that Tillerson also “stressed the need for progress toward full implementation of the Minsk agreements” and told Lavrov that “sanctions on Russia will remain in place until Moscow reverses the actions that triggered them.”

Lavrov also said that Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for the first time in July in Hamburg, when the German city hosts a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 economic powers.

Lavrov was joined in the meeting by Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Sergei Kislyak, who has been at the center of speculation concerning Trump associates’ ties to Russian officials. Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was fired after he misled White House officials about his interactions with Kislyak and others.

Lavrov also discussed Syria and other issues with Tillerson, who said the meeting was a chance for the two to “continue our dialogue and our exchange of views” since his trip to Moscow last month. At the time, Tillerson said relations with Russia needed to be rebuilt.

Asked by reporters about the Comey firing, Lavrov reacted sarcastically, saying, “Was he fired? You’re kidding. You’re kidding.” Then he waved his hand dismissively and exited the room alongside Tillerson.

In Russia, Putin said he didn’t expect Comey’s firing to have any effect on relations with the United States.

“There will be no effect,” Putin told CBS News in a short interview after playing in a charity hockey game in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. “Your question looks very funny for me. Don’t be angry with me. We have nothing to do with that.”

During last year’s election campaign, Trump called for better relations with Russia. Since taking office, however, many top cabinet officials have voiced a tougher stance that is closer to more conventional Republican approaches and to the policies of former President Barack Obama.

The administration has backed NATO efforts to counter Russia’s military buildup and aggressive actions in Europe, from the Baltics to Ukraine and Georgia.

Despite sharp differences, Syria is one area where Russia and Washington have worked to find common ground to jointly battle Islamic State militants and end the war there.

Last week, Russia, Iran, and Turkey agreed to the establishment of “de-escalation zones” in Syria, where Russia has given Assad’s government crucial military and diplomatic backing throughout the war.

The State Department has stressed that the United States is not a party to the agreement but hopes it “can contribute to a de-escalation of violence, end the suffering of the Syrian people, and set the stage for a political settlement of the conflict.”

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on May 8 that the United States would examine the plan “very, very carefully.”

With reporting by AP, CNN, AFP, The Hill, The New York Times, Reuters, and TASS

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Meet, Russian, Sergei Lavrov, Trump

Sargsyan-Putin meeting kicks off in Kremlin

March 15, 2017 By administrator

The meeting of Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan and President of Russia Vladimir Putin kicked off in the Grand Kremlin Palace, the correspondent of “Armenpress” reports.
It is expected that during the talks a number of key issues related to the bilateral mutual partnership between the two strategic partner countries in political, trade-economic, humanitarian, cultural spheres, as well as issues related to the integration processes within the Eurasian space will be discussed.
President Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin will also exchange views on a number of pressing international and regional issues, meanwhile touching upon the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: kremlin, Meet, Putin, Sargsyan

Canadian PM Trudeau at White House for 1st face-to-face meeting with Trump

February 13, 2017 By administrator

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., Monday. The pair are expected to discuss a range of issues including trade and jobs. Follow along in our live blog for up-to-the-minute updates.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Meet, Trudeau, Trump

Armenian PM: We want Diaspora to more actively participate in economic life of Armenia

October 30, 2016 By administrator

armenian-pm-with-aaaYEREVAN. – We want the Diaspora to have more active participation in the economic life of Armenia.

Armenian Premier Karen Karapetyan said the aforementioned at the meeting with President of the Board of Trustees of Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) Carolyn Mugar and Co-President Anthony Barsamian Saturday.

The meeting was also attended by AAA Board of Trustees member Raffi Kasarjian and AAA regional director Arpi Vartanian, the Government press-service reports.

The Premier welcomed and underscored the importance of the pro-Armenian activity of the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA), which is aimed at enhancing the Armenia-Diaspora ties and deepening Armenian-American relations.

The AAA representatives congratulated Karapetyan on his appointment as the republic’s prime minister, assuring that AAA will continue to work actively towards the further development of Armenia and implementation of pan-Armenian programs.

The Premier noted that the current Government program provides for speedy reforms with the involvement of the entire potential of all Armenians. He considered as a priority the programs aimed at promoting investments, improving business climate, as well as raising education level, especially in rural communities.

Underscoring the importance of involving Armenia-Diaspora ties in the sectoral development of economy, Karapetyan noted:  “New economic relations need to be established in the country. The Government is ready to take up the function of investment ‘activeness’ promoter in Armenia and work with international investors to prove that engaging in business and making investments in Armenia is safe and merely beneficial. We want the Diaspora’s participation in Armenia’s economic life to be more active and targeted. We want you to participate in our programs not only within charity and investment initiatives, but also in terms of introducing new governance culture and serving the knowledge and potential of our best specialists for pan-Armenian needs.”

Issues related to reconsidering Armenia-Diaspora ties, preservation of Armenian identity, as well as cooperation programs between Armenia and AAA were also discussed at the meeting.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Armenian, Diaspora, Meet, PM

United Nations Security Council to meet today on Syria

October 7, 2016 By administrator

un-securty-councilThe UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday on Syria after a UN envoy warned that eastern Aleppo may be totally destroyed in the next few months. According to the report by Agence France Presse, Russia requested the meeting to hear from UN envoy Staffan de Mistura, who will brief the council via video conference from Geneva at 1400 GMT.

The source reminds that the Security Council members were discussing a French-drafted UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Aleppo. After holding talks in Moscow on the proposal, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will head to Washington on Friday to discuss the measure, which calls for ending all flights over Aleppo.

 

Source Panorama.am

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Meet, Syria, UN Security Council

Sarkisian and Aliyev to Meet in Vienna Next Week

May 13, 2016 By administrator

Serzh-Sargsyan-Ilham-Aliyev-1MOSCOW (Arka)— “The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold a meeting next week in Vienna. It is also planned that the foreign ministers of co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, United States, France – will take part in the meeting,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plans to take part in the meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian in Vienna on May 16.

US State Secretary John Kerry and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will also take part in the meeting.

“The main aim of consultations that are currently being coordinated, is to try to strengthen the ceasefire regime, reduce military risks, agree on strengthening concrete confidence-building measures,” Zakharova said.

“We proceed from the fact that such meeting may and should facilitate stabilization of the situation in the conflict zone and, of course, create necessary conditions for resuming the negotiations process aimed at achieving comprehensive settlement,” Zakharova added.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aliyev, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Meet, next-week, Sarkisian, vienna

Armenia’s High Tech center for cybersecurity holds first session

April 16, 2016 By administrator

210420The first session of the board of trustees of High Tech center for cybersecurity, presided over by Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, was convened Saturday, April 16.

The center seeks to develop and employ high tech solutions to enhance the professional capabilities of recruits during compulsory military service.

The center, in particular, has four main areas of activity: department of training and qualification, department of solutions development, department of cybersecurity, and department of incubation.

High Tech will closely collaborate with private IT companies and educational institutions, also integrating them in the management process.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: aenian, Cyber-security, high tech, Meet

Armenian, Azerbaijani Presidents meet in Switzterland

December 19, 2015 By administrator

202643President Serzh Sargsyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev met Saturday, December 19 in Bern, Switzerland.

The Presidents’ private talks lasted a little more than an hour, the OSCE Minsk Group U.S. Co-chair James Warlick said in a tweet.

According to Armenian President’s spokesman Vladimir Hakobyan, the meeting was held behind closed doors, with the Co-chairs and Foreign Ministers joining the leaders afterwards.

The two Presidents met against the backdrop of escalation along the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.

Earlier on Saturday, a spokesperson for Armenia’s Defense Ministry, Artsrun Hovhannisyan said the situation was extremely tense on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border at night. Artillery weapons, tanks were used, with several Azerbaijani subversive groups thrown back to their positions, he noted.

Related links:

James Warlick’s Twitter
Vladimir Hakobyan’s Twitter

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Armenian, Azerbaijani, Meet, presidents

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