Armenia PM, EU envoy discuss new cooperation deal, investments September 8, 2017 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan and EU ambassador Piotr Switalsky on Friday, September 8 discussed issues concerning the new framework agreement that the country and the 27-state bloc are going to sign in November. "I'd like to stress that the EU is and has always been one of the most important partners on Armenia's foreign policy agenda," Karapetyan said. Switalsky said, in turn, that the EU will do everything to ensure closer cooperation with Armenia. Describing the country's reform project as ambitious, the envoy said the bloc is considering ways to make their actions more adaptable to Armenia's reform agenda. "We want to invest money in sectors where you think reforms will be most efficient," Switalsky said. The new agreement between the European Union and Armenia is expected to be signed at the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit, slated for November.   Top stories The U.S. government is discussing with the new authorities the possibility of providing more economic assistance to Armenia, Mills said. RPA spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov said former prime minister Serzh Sargsyan remains “our president and leader.” Lawmaker from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) Armen Babayan has submitted a letter of resignation. Russian officials had high-level phone contacts with the protest leaders and the ruling elite that was clinging to power, sources say.   Partner news |  Latest news Islamic State stronghold in jeopardy in northeast Syria  According to pro-SDF activists, their troops have managed to reach the outskirts of Al-Dashishah, the IS' last major stronghold in northeast Syria.Iranian women protest against ban on attending football games female fans staged demonstrations inside the stadium, hoisting posters against the ban during
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