The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today convened a foreign policy roundtable to examine Armenia's policy on European integration and the country's commitments made and actions taken to that end.

Johannes Rau: Europe has failed to establish sustainable political an economic relations with the South Caucasus states so far.

Laws preventing citizens from expressing discontent with the government and President operate in Armenia, Terry Davis said.

The hearing will focus on the ramifications of these developments for Armenia and the United States, the ongoing OSCE negotiations on Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia s qualifications for assistance from the Millennium Challenge Account.

Unless these conditions are met and an open dialogue on the reforms mentioned is seriously engaged, "the credibility of Armenia as a member of the Council of Europe is put into doubt", the parliamentarians said.

Turkey participates in NATO joint defense system organization. The missile defense shield is a sole project of the United States.

A generation confident that Armenians seized their lands is growing in Azerbaijan.

Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan: Armenia stood good chance to prevent passage of the Azerbaijani resolution in the UN GA.