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Published on March 28, 2012
PM OF SINGAPORE WISHES TO RESTORE ARMENIAN-SINGAPOREAN ECONOMIC TIES
- YEREVAN. - Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on a state visit to Singapore, met with the country's leaders on Wednesday.
Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam welcomed Sargsyan at the Governmental Residence, and then they headed to the Meetings' Hall, Armenian President's Press Office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. At the meeting, Tony Tan Keng Yam noted that although diplomatic relations between Armenia and Singapore were established but a mere twenty years ago, the history of the two countries' relations go back to more than a century. Also, the President of Singapore expressed his country's assistance to Armenia, specifically offering experience exchange.
Serzh Sargsyan agreed to this offer, and expressed a desire to utilize Singapore's development track-record.
At the same Governmental Residence, Armenia's President also met with Singaporean PM, Lee Hsien Loong. The latter likewise recalled the Singaporean-Armenian community's important role, and expressed a wish see the close Armenian-Singaporean economic ties restored.
Lee Hsien Loong and Serzh Sargsyan had taken part in the Nuclear Safety Summit, which was held in Seoul on Tuesday. In this regard, the Singaporean PM underscored the attendance to this summit, specifically noting: "Small countries do not decide a vector of international relations, but they live with international rules."
And as a result of talks with the Singaporean leadership, both countries also signed documents on Wednesday. In particular, the governments of the two countries signed a memorandum of cooperation in the cultural sphere, and an agreement on mutually lifting visa requirements for those persons who carry diplomatic and service passports.
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The ...MAN STABS HIS WIFE IN TURKEY AFTER DREAM
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As the Turkish ...SUPREME PUBLIC INTEREST TO BE DECLARED ON LAND FOR DONATING TO CHURCH
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The land is in the area ...RULING REPUBLICAN PARTY EXPECTS TO RECEIVE 37 - 40% OF VOTES
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"But according to our information, the Plant was not sold, but rather handed ...30 VEHICLES STRANDED ON YEREVAN-MEGHRI HIGHWAY
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But Vayk District's road construction crew cleaned ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S SINGAPORE VISIT KICKS OFF WITH ORCHID NAMING CEREMONY
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday headed from Seoul to Singapore on a state visit.
Sargsyan's Singapore visit agenda commenced on Wednesday morning, and his first stop-over was at the Singapore ...PM OF SINGAPORE WISHES TO RESTORE ARMENIAN-SINGAPOREAN ECONOMIC TIES
YEREVAN. - Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on a state visit to Singapore, met with the country's leaders on Wednesday.
Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam welcomed Sargsyan at the Governmental ...OUR COUNTRY'S FIRST NEWSPAPER, FIRST CHURCH WERE ESTABLISHED BY ARMENIANS - SINGAPOREAN PRESIDENT
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Karen Andreasyan, US Ambassador John Heffern and head ...ONE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION REGISTERED TO MONITOR ARMENIA'S ELECTIONS
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Only one international organization - OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and ...ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER HEADS TO UAE ON WORKING VISIT
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Fiori caught fame after his unrivaled performance in the musical "Notre ...ARMENIA IS A LEADING REGIONAL COUNTRY IN IT SECTOR - ECONOMY MINISTRY
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The tremor's hypocenter was 7 kilometers beneath the surface, National ...TEMPERATURES TO RISE BY 10-14°C IN ARMENIA
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EU-funded Business Advisory Services expands the number of internationally certified business consultants in Armenia.
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Two groups of rescuers and firemen have ...BBC PUBLISHES PHOTOS OF ARMENIANS OF CALCUTTA
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There ...NAGORNO-KARABAKH TO DECLARE DATE OF NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
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Shortcomings and problems identified
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Earlier the Armenian Emergency Situations ...YEREVAN ELECTORAL DISTRICT COMMISSION DOES NOT REGISTER OPPOSITION BUSINESSMAN AS MP CANDIDATE
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The ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONDOLES COMPOSER HARUTYUNYAN'S DEATH
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As the press service of the president informs Armenian ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1799 Birth of Eone Kish (Kishian), Hungarian Armenian revolutionary figure.
- 1827 General Ivan Paskevich is appointed Governor of the Caucasus and Commander of the Caucasian Special Corps.
- 1830 Birth of organist, conductor, teacher, and public figure, Anton Mayilian in Tbilissi.
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