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Romania gets new terms as BSEC country coordinator

A Romanian delegation headed by Secretary of State for Global Bilateral Affairs Monica Gheorghita, attended the 38th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (CMAE) of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation (BSEC) organisation held in Yerevan, where a symbolic ceremony was held to hand over the BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office Azerbaijan, according to the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry

#DiplomaticCentennial Sergey Minasyan: I've noticed that the Armenian community in Romania enjoys a priviliged position

Ambassador of Armenia to Romania Sergey Minasyan states in an interview granted to AGERPRES that, in his opinion, the Armenian community in Romania enjoys a "privileged position" and is integrated within the society, the Romanian people's tolerance can set "a good example for many other countries."

Dozens were Injured in Yerevan in Protests Against Former President who was Proposed to Become PM

YEREVAN -- Demonstrators and Armenian riot police clashed after lawmakers nominated Serzh Sarkisian to be the country's next prime minister amid a wave of protests accusing the longtime former president of a power grab.

Explosion in a Restaurant in the Center of Yerevan, the Wounded are mostly Children

Nine people have suffered a blast of an oxygen bottle in a restaurant in the center of Armenian capital Yerevan, Russian agency Interfax reports.
 
In a restaurant of a popular chain, explosion injured two Iranian citizens, three Russian citizens and four Armenian citizens.
 
Most of the victims are children aged 6-16.
 

Detention of two Greek soldiers extended as acrimony lingers

As a Turkish court rejected an objection submitted by the lawyers of the two Greek soldiers currently in Edirne Prison against a decision to extend their detention, the rancorous verbal standoff between the two sides continued Thursday, with Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos responding to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent "Greater Turkey" comments, saying Ankara should not forget that

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