EU says committed to boosting security ties with ArmeniaFebruary 14, 2024 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU High Representative Josep Borrell has stressed the European Union’s commitment to further enhancing cooperation with Armenia in the area of security and defense. “We discussed other areas to strengthen Armenia’s resilience, and I expressed my full commitment to further enhancing our cooperation in the area of security and defence. We will build our dialogue on foreign and security policy in the coming months,” Borrell said after the EU-Armenia Partnership Council on Tuesday, February 14. “Today’s meeting clearly showed that EU-Armenia relations are stronger than ever and that there is mutual interest to advance them further.” Also Tuesday, Borrell and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan have discussed options to start a Visa Liberalisation Dialogue between the country and the bloc. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |