  EU official dismisses linkage between Armenia-EU talks and parliamentary race February 27, 2012 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia steps into a complicated period of parliamentary race, however there is no linkage between visa facilitation talks with the EU and domestic policy developments, according to head of the EU Delegation in Armenia. “Forthcoming elections will test Armenian authorities’ relations with the EU. However, linkage between negotiation outcomes and parliamentary elections is a mere speculation,” Traian Hristea said at a briefing in Yerevan on negotiations on visa facilitation and readmission. Today, on February 27, talks on visa facilitation and readmission with the EU kicked off in Yerevan. Last week the EU-Armenia negotiations on free-trade zone creation were launched.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
