EU tries to limit Russia's influence on states included in Eastern PartnershipMarch 26, 2009 - 21:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The recently signed EU-Ukraine declaration is a significant event, the results of which will be seen in the near future, an Armenian expert said."This declaration caused damage to Russia's destabilizing potential in Ukraine. The European Union has come to a rational conclusion, involving Ukraine in the European energy sphere of influence," Ruben Mehrabyan told PanARMENIAN.Net "U.S. support of Georgia and Ukraine's aspiration to NATO, EU support of Nabucco and last week's EU-Ukraine declaration appear to be parts of consistent program aimed to limit Russia's influence in the countries included in the Eastern Partnership," he said. At that he remarked that the post soviet countries will benefit by the change in EU-Russia and NATO-Russia balance of forces and interests. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |