On April 13 Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Armenia, Tengiz Sharmanashvili. Seyran Ohanyan congratulated the Ambassador on assuming his new diplomatic mission and voiced hope that his appointment would

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy held meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Athens, Greece, April 12, 2011. During his one-day visit to Greece, Rompuy expressed confidence the country will overcome a severe debt crisis.

Croatia and Slovenia managed to increase trade by ten percent last year, officials said at a joint meeting on Tuesday. The increase in trade indicates a new development in the countries’ economic relations, participants at a round table in the northern Croatian town of Tuheljske Toplice agreed.