Eastern Partnership aims to develop relations between EU and South CaucasusDecember 24, 2008 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Mr. Peter Semneby named Eastern Partnership one of the main goals of his current visit to Azerbaijan."The initiative aims to develop relations between the European Union and the South Caucasus, as well as Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. The proposals put forward cover particularly the sectors of trade, energy and regional stability and will be discussed within three months. They also take into consideration specific features and tendencies of each country," Mr. Semneby said. He said the European Union welcomes the Moscow Declaration signed by Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia and hopes for a soonest presidential meeting to develop the dialogue. "The European Union will provide all kind of assistance for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict but will not compete with the OSCE Minsk Group," the EU official said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |