Minister: Armenia sticks to European values, has no claim for EU membershipNovember 10, 2011 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister stressed the importance of Eastern Partnership initiative as an essential tool in development of institutional structures’ activities. As Edward Nalbandian stated at the conference titled “Eastern Partnership: National and European Developments”, “though having no claim for EU membership, Armenia sticks to European values.” The FM further briefed those gathered about Armenia’s work on the way to European integration, stressing EaP summit in Warsaw as a key event in promotion of Armenia-EU negotiations. In conclusion, he emphasized the role of Armenia-EU interparliamentary relations and that of civil society in the success of European integration. Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |