  UK deputy PM: EU wants to help Karabakh conflict resolution  September 30, 2011 - 15:12 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The Eastern Partnership will seek to build regional cooperation, UK Deputy Prime Minister said. Addressing the EaP Summit in Warsaw, Mr. Nick Clegg said at that the EU want to help resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict “Europe is clearly embarking on a period of change. The danger we face, which I will address today, is of change leading to fragmentation - that we become divided, turning away from each other, both within the European Union, and with our partners who are not, or not yet, members of it. As I will explain, that would be a disaster,” he said. Mr. Clegg went on to say: “I would like to pay tribute to the Polish Presidency for spear-heading this agenda, encouraging the EU to extend the hand of friendship to these countries in a way we never really have before. Not least through Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas, much more than simple tariff liberalization, but bringing countries’ commercial laws and regulations in line with EU standards, in effect integrating these countries into the Single Market.” “Of course, it would be totally wrong to lower the bar for membership. But we can help nations straining to reach it, using integration to support reform. That’s what the EU’s reworked Neighborhood Policy should do. Previously, billions of Euros were sent across our Southern and Eastern borders to aid political and economic reform. But it did not achieve enough,” he said. “That money will now be properly targeted, specially tailored, country by country. And, where we do not see real progress, support and access will be withdrawn. As a result of the Single Market, EU nations trade with each other around twice as much as they would do otherwise. Imagine the prosperity we could deliver if we took it to the next stage. It’s also how we make ourselves more competitive. These distinctions are not the problem - the problem is if the economic crisis deepens the fault lines between our nations, if it tears us apart.”   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
