 Armenian parliamentary speaker: Armenia –EU dialogue was taken to new level with start of EU Eastern Partnership initiative February 24, 2011 - 19:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliamentary speaker Hovik Abrahamyan emphasized the importance of Armenia-EU cooperation at Yerevan-hosted meeting with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby. As Abrahamyan noted, a dialogue between Yerevan and Brussels was taken to a new level with the start of EU Eastern Partnership initiative. The parties further discussed EU’s Association Agreement with Armenia, Karabakh conflict settlement issue and Armenia-Turkey relations, parliamentary pres service reported.   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 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back  A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).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 skills |
