Experts: Armenia, EU won’t abandon partnership plans in VilniusNovember 28, 2013 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy parliament speaker Eduard Sharmazanov believes that an EU-Armenia statement will be adopted at the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius. The document, he noted, will mention the recent Yerevan-implemented reforms and suggest continuation of Armenia’s dialogue with its European partners. As Sharmazanov said in this context, Moscow and Brussels seem to have reached an understanding in the European integration issue. A political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan, in turn, noted that following the summit, neither Europe will abandon its partnership with Armenia, nor will Yerevan refuse from its Europe-related policy. According to the expert, the stance above will be confirmed through some sort of a document at the Vilnius-hosted event. Also, he said, the Armenia-EU association agreement that took 3,5 years to draft , may serve as a basis for cooperation on a new level, Novosti-Armenia reported. Related links: Eastern Partnership The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is the first comprehensive initiative introduced into the system of the European Union’s external relations, addressed to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The Eastern Partnership is designed to help the countries of Eastern Europe and South Caucasus with their approximation to and integration with the European Union. The EaP has injected a new quality into relations between the EU and the countries covered by the initiative through their gradual integration with the European Union. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |