EaP foreign ministers to meet in Luxemburg on October 15October 10, 2018 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ministers of foreign affairs of the Eastern Partnership member states will meet for talks in Luxemburg on 15 October, BelTA reports citing the European External Action Service. Attending the meeting will be ministers of foreign affairs of the EU and their counterparts from six Eastern Partnership member states (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine), as well as regional stakeholders. The meeting will be presided over by High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. The gathering will give an opportunity to resume a political dialogue between the EU and its eastern partners. Progress in implementing commonly agreed obligations, in particular those arising from the Brussels Summit declaration of November 2017 and the “20 Deliverables for 2020”, as well as the planning of events to mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Eastern Partnership in May 2019 will be high on the agenda. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |