Finland Presiding at EU for Soonest Completion of Talks with ArmeniaJuly 11, 2006 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Finland, having assumed EU Presidency on July 1, is for talks on EU-Armenia Action Plan within the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) to be completed as soon as possible. The document can be approved within two months, Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian stated at a joint news conference with Lebanese FM Fawzi Salloukh in Yerevan today. In his words, to discuss that issue Finnish Ambassador will arrive in Armenia in 10 days. The Minister hoped that delay of talks with neighboring countries would not have an impact on speed of development of EU-Armenia cooperation. 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. |