5th round of Armenia-EU association agreement talks launched in Yerevan May 23, 2011 - 13:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 23, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the delegation led by chief negotiator for Armenia-EU association agreement Gunnar Wiegand. The delegation arrived in Armenia to participate in the 5th round of association agreement talks. The parties dwelled on Armenia-EU relations, praising the current political dialogue and strengthening cooperation. They specifically noted the progress in association agreement talks, launched in July 2010. Nalbandian and Wiegand discussed cooperation activities accomplished, mapped out further steps, exchanged views on visa regime facilitation and creation of a free trade zone. On the same day, the Foreign Minister opened a sitting for association agreement negotiations, followed by a working session led by Deputy Foreign Minister Karine Kazinian, Armenian Foreign Ministry’s press service reported. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |