EU apt to establish stronger institutional relations with partners in South CaucasusJanuary 14, 2008 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Unresolved conflicts hamper establishment of stability in South Caucasus, positive changes and institutional reformation, EU Envoy for South Caucasus Peter Semneby said in Yerevan Monday during an international conference titled Enlarged Black Sea Region: Prospects of International and Regional Security."Despite economic progress, there are problems that proceed from economically unfavorable conditions and are directly tied to security issues," he said "The hardships are conditioned by existence of closed borders between Russia and Georgia as well as Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey. The region will be eyed as unit only when reforms in human rights and freedom of speech are carried out in all states," he said. In this view Mr Semneby noted that the EU proceeded to establishment of stronger institutional relations with partners in the region and development of cooperation with Russia and Turkey. "These are our initial but long-term steps," he noted, Novosti Armenia reports. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |