Eastern Partnership seen as good opportunity to separate South Caucasus from RussiaMay 15, 2009 - 21:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "EU policy in South Caucasus has two criteria: first EU policy in relation to South Caucasus, and second, elaboration of a new regional policy in which EU will act as international stake-holder after USSR collapse," IRIS Research Director Laura Delacourt announced in an International Conference on "Observing Security in South Caucasus: regional conflicts, stability and transformation". "EU has never interfered in conflicts between South Caucasian states and has never been an international stake-holder or 'leading actor'," Delacourt said, adding that the union's involvement in conflict was inevitable after Russian-Georgian war. "EU pursues two principles: first, building a national state and second, creating an atmosphere of trust among all three states in the region," she said, noting at the same time that Eastern Partnership project is a good opportunity for separating South Caucasus from Russia. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |