  Armenia, EU intend to launch negotiations on free trade  December 15, 2010 - 18:49 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Gunnar Wiegand, European Commission’s Director for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia, who is in Yerevan to participate in the third meeting on the EU-Armenia Association Agreement. Wiegand briefed the Prime Minister on the process of negotiations and achieved results. The parties stressed the importance of the EU-Armenia deep and comprehensive free trade agreement and presented their views on the launch of negotiations in this direction. Tigran Sargsyan briefed for his part on the reforms implemented in Armenia.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
