Armenian PM: Eastern Partnership does not oppose RussiaApril 4, 2012 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan disagrees that the EU Eastern Partnership program Armenia is member of, aims to reduce Russia’s influence in post-Soviet countries. “I don’t think that the program is aimed at weakening Russia’s positions. We cooperate both with NATO and EU, and these processes do not oppose a third party. Similarly, our strategic relations with Russia do not oppose the EU,” Sargsyan emphasized in an interview with Russian Kommersant paper. Sargsyan further noted that Armenia’s strategic partner Russia is aware of all cooperation programs Armenia joins, be it EU, NATO, U.S., Iran, China or Georgia. “Russia understands this. We have few options to develop our partner ties due to our geopolitical situation and problems with neighbors,” Sargsyan mentioned. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |