Meeting of EU foreign ministers "27+6" to be held in DecemberJuly 6, 2009 - 22:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The foreign ministers of EU Member States will meet with counterparts from Eastern Partnership member countries in December. "In December, in connection with the ministerial sitting a meeting "27+6" is scheduled, which will bring together foreign ministers from another six countries," Tomas Bertelman, the Swedish Ambassador to Russia, Interfax reports. Sweden chairs in EU during the second half of this year. The program Eastern Partnership involves Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. 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. |