  EU leaders approve Eastern PartnershipDecember 12, 2008 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The leaders 27 EU member states have approved a set of French proposals to strengthen the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) and the Eastern Partnership project aimed at establishment of closer ties with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine and also Belarus, if it accepts the democracy improvement plan.The package contains capabilities targets, a declaration on the strengthening of international security and also a report by the EU's foreign-policy chief, Javier Solana, on the implementation of the European Security Strategy of December 2003. Solana's report also outlines new threats in the fields of climate change, energy security and cyber-crime. Russia is marked as an "important partner in global issues" and as Europe's major energy supplier, RIA Novosti reports.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, 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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
