EU, Armenia to ink preliminary deal on visa facilitation in BrusselsOctober 17, 2012 - 19:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 17, Newly-appointed Greek ambassador to Armenia Ioannis Tagis presented copies of credentials to Armenian Foreign Minster Edward Nalbandian. Congratulating the envoy on the appointment, Minister Nalbandian voiced confidence that he will contribute to further strengthening of Armenian-Greek relations. “Armenia attaches great importance to the deepening of centuries-old friendship between the two nations and common values of the intergovernmental cooperation with Greece,” he said. Ambassador Tagis, in turn, pledged to take every effort for deepening of bilateral relations. Armenian official confirmed the invitation to his Greek counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos to visit Yerevan. The parties discussed Armenia-EU relations, haling the progress recorded in the framework of the Eastern Partnership. In this context, RA top diplomat noted that Brussels is planned to host the signing of preliminary agreement on visa facilitation with Armenia October 18, highly assessing the dynamics of the talks on free trade zone formation. Minister Nalbandian and the Greek envoy further exchanged views on regional and international 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 | 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. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |