  EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting to focus on Eastern Partnership July 22, 2013 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting due Monday, July 22 in Brussels will focus on the Eastern Partnership, Lithuania media reported. Foreign ministers will discuss preparations for the third Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Vilnius in November, and the annual Eastern Partnership ministerial meeting that will take place after the Council meeting. Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius will also participate in the discussion ‘Heading towards Vilnius: A milestone for the Eastern Partnership’ which will be co-organised by the European Policy Centre and Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Foreign ministers of the EU and Eastern Partnership countries, including Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Belarus are also invited to take part in the discussion. The Council will also debate events in the EU’s southern neighborhood, the Middle East peace process, and Lebanon, with particular focus on Syria. Preparations for the Geneva II peace conference, the political situation in Egypt, and the situation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, Somalia and Mali are also on the agenda.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.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. |
