Association agreement obligates Armenia to implement EU legislationOctober 23, 2012 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanian delivered a lecture on Armenia-EU cooperation at Yerevan State University Center for European Studies. At the event, Mnatskakanian briefed the students on different aspects of Armenia-EU cooperation. “Reforms in Armenia are a key point in foreign policy agenda of the cooperation in question. Also, Association agreement talks currently in progress will promote a higher level of ties with EU. The agreement covers a number of issues including political dialogue, external security, economy, obligating Armenia to implement European legislation to promote formation of a unified legal field,” the official said. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |