  Yerevan hosts meeting of National Platform on Eastern PartnershipJune 7, 2010 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A meeting of the Armenian National Platform on Eastern Partnership Civil Society took place in Yerevan on June 7. The Platform unites 21 local NGOs. “We attach importance to the work of this Platform, which will secure progress of other platforms of the Eastern Partnership,” said Naira Zohrabyan, chairperson of the parliamentary commission on European integration affairs. For his part, Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Raul de Luzenberger stressed the role of public organizations and civil society in development of Armenia-EU relations. He informed that talks on conclusion of the association agreement between Armenia and EU will open in mid-July.   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 |  Topic Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
