Armenia, EU to launch Common Aviation Area talks in late AprilMarch 25, 2017 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Negotiations on Armenia’s accession to the European Common Aviation Area will launch in late April, minister of transport, communication and information technologies Vahan Martirosyan has said. The Armenian minister was meeting European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport Violeta Bulc in Sofia, Bulgaria. According to a ministry statement, Bulc gave a positive assessment to the start of negotiations and confirmed that the agreement will soon be signed. Also in the spotlight of the meeting were issues related to the digitization in the transport sector and road safety challenges. In this context, Martirosyan proposed holding a regional transport communications conference in Yerevan and invited Bulc to visit Armenia. The European Common Aviation Area is defined by bilateral agreements between European countries about a single market in aviation services. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |