  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 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 |  Latest news 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 skillsU.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
