Latvia ratifies Armenia-EU agreementApril 19, 2018 - 19:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Latvia officially ratified Armenia-EU agreement. The information was posted by the head of Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Armen Ashotyan on his official Facebook page. “The Latvian Parliament has ratified the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership agreement in the second reading”, stated the post. The votes were distributed as following: 76 for, 0 against, 0 blank votes. Latvia is the second country in the EU after Lithuania to officially ratify the agreement. On April 18, the Armenian president Armen Sarkissian signed the law on ratifying the agreement between Armenia from one side and EU and European Atomic Energy Community and its Member States from the other side on Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership. On November 24, 2017, during 5th EU Eastern Partnership summit new Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership agreement was signed between Armenia and EU. The negotiations on the agreement took two years. The pre-signing of the agreement was on March 21, 2017. The text of this agreement was later presented to the public and was mainly positively assessed by the experts. It is expected that by signing the new agreement measurable improvements will be done in Armenia. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |