Armenia significantly strengthened its foreign policy positions: expertDecember 21, 2017 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Intensive geopolitical processes change the balance of power in many regions. Some countries have managed to seriously strengthen their positions literally within 2-3 years, Ukrainian columnist, historian Evgeniy Safaryans said in an interview with AnalitikaUA.net. According to the expert, Armenia is among the countries that have significantly advanced their foreign policy positions. The procedure, according to him, was also facilitated by the new agreement that Armenia and the European Union signed on November 24, after which the process of forming a new platform for the development of political and economic cooperation between Yerevan and Brussels began. Weighing in on the topic of European values, the Ukrainian expert noted that the three-day visit of Pope Francis to Armenia showed its role as the first country to have adopted Christianity as a state religion and an indivisible part of the European civilization. In 2018, he said, Armenia’s positions will strengthen even more as Yerevan will host La Francophonie Summit, which will be attended by the leaders of many countries. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |