Armenia close to signing Association Agreement with EU – NSC chiefSeptember 14, 2012 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By the end of 2013, Armenia will be close to signing Association Agreement with EU, National Security Council secretary said. According to Artur Baghdasaryan, 3 days ago a new Armenia-EU roadmap was released, containing joint actions by the parties. “The roadmap gives positive assessment to Armenia-conducted reforms, with Yerevan to be coming close to signing the Association Agreement by the end of 2013.” In July 2010, Armenia and EU launched negotiations on Association Agreement to replace current partnership and cooperation deal. The Agreement aims to strengthen Armenia-EU ties in a number of sectors as well as in foreign policy, democracy, economic integration, energy and travel issues. 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. |