EU foreign policy chief to visit ArmeniaFebruary 19, 2009 - 12:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Wednesday with the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Mr. Peter Semneby to discuss the Armenia-EU cooperation within the Eastern Partnership initiative, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the process of reforms carried out in the republic.Poland's Ambassador to Armenia Tomasz Knothe, France's Ambassador Serge Smessov and head of the European Commission Delegation to Armenia Raul de Luzenberger also attended the meeting. Stressing the necessity to further the Armenia-EU cooperation, the RA President attached importance to regional cooperation. "Eastern Partnership participant states should be committed to regional cooperation principle," he said. For his part, Mr. Semneby confirmed the intention of EU High Representative for the Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana to visit Armenia in the near future, the RA leader's press office reports. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |