South Caucasian States Stand No Chance for EU Membership YetOctober 9, 2006 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The PACE commission for political affairs has considered Adrian Severin's report on the Pact of stability in the South Caucasus, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian said at a press conference in Yerevan. In his words, some amendments referring to the situation in the South Caucasus will be introduced in the report with the consent of the rapporteur. "In part, the report said that the South Caucasian states have no outlook for EU membership," Torosian remarked."Word 'yet' was added to the sentence. The draft resolution is acceptable for Armenia in the whole but the Azeri delegates voiced discontent with the initiative citing the unsettlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem. The initiative provides for cooperation and integration in the South Caucasus, full use of communications, establishment of trust," the RA NA Speaker said. He underscored that the position of the Azeri parliamentarians did not have power, since a similar Pact on Stability was adopted for Balkans, where the unsettled Kosovo problem is available. A process which aims at establishment of a mini EU model in the South Caucasus will be started with the assistance of the EU and CoE within the New Neighborhood program. "This initiative purposes good objectives but its implementation depends first of all on the states of the region," Torosian said, reported newsarmenia.ru. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |