  Armenia parliament unanimously ratifies new deal with EU April 11, 2018 - 10:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly on Wednesday, April 11 unanimously ratified the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement signed between Armenia and the European Union last year. All the 95 lawmakers attending the parliament sitting on Wednesday voted in favor of approving the deal for good. The CEPA between the EU and Armenia was signed by top EU diplomat Federica Mogherini and Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian in Brussels on November 24. The Armenian government had approved the 350-page deal in December 2017 and sent it to the parliament for final ratification in late March 2018. On Tuesday, deputy foreign minister Karen Nazaryan said the launch of the process of visa liberalization with the European Union will begin with the ratification of the new deal.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
