  EU’s Tusk, Juncker congratulate Armenia president-elect Sarkissian March 17, 2018 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker have congratulated Armen Sarkissian on his election as Armenia’s president, the latter's office said. “The Armenia-EU relations have made a great progress in the past several months after the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement was signed on November 24, 2017,” the EU officials said in their statement. Also, Tusk and Juncker said they expect to closely cooperate with Sarkissian to remain true to commitments based on democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Elected by the National Assembly on March 2, Sarkissian will assume presidency on April 9 when current Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan’s term as president expires.   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 |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
