Armenia says expects European Parliament to ratify CEPA by 2019January 31, 2018 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan expects the European Parliament to ratify the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Armenia and the European Union by 2019, head of the National Assembly’s foreign relations committee Armen Ashotyan said on Tuesday, January 30. In the framework of his four-day visit to Brussels, Ashotyan met the European People's Party foreign relations coordinator Cristian Dan Preda. Ashotyan also met the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committees co-chair Sajjad Karim and vice-president of the EPP political group Sandra Kalniete to discuss bilateral relations, as well as the process of the implementation of reforms in Armenia. head of the EU delegation to the country Piotr Switalski said earlier that the European Union is very much satisfied with the anti-corruption legislation drafted by the Armenian government. 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 | 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. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |