Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time everMarch 29, 2024 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments (EUSC), set for mid-April in Spain. "Armenia has been invited for the first time. And if I am not mistaken, no [other] post-Soviet country has received such an invitation, even a candidate country does not have that invitation," Simonyan said in an interview on Public Television on Thursday, March 28. When asked whether Armenia is going to become a candidate for EU membership, Simonyan said that Armenia as well as the people and democracy of the country have long passed and share the system of the European family and democracy. That perception, me maintained, is present both abroad and in Armenia. 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. |