Armenia expects to sign new EU deal in 2017: foreign ministerJune 13, 2017 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is expecting to sign a new framework agreement with the European Union during Estonia’s presidency at the Council of Europe, foreign minister Edward Nalbandian told a press conference on Tuesday, June 13. “Estonia will assume EU chairmanship on July 1, and Armenia is expecting to sign the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement with the bloc during that period,” Nalbandian said. Estonia’s presidency will end in December 2017, which means that the agreement will be signed by the end of the year. Speaking after a meeting with his Estonian counterpart Sven Mikser, Nalbandian said there is a bigger potential of cooperation between the two countries than the $10 million trade turnover, registered in 2016. Mikser will on Tuesday meet with president Serzh Sargsyan, prime minister Karen Karapetyan and National Assembly speaker Ara Babloyan. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner 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. |