ICHD director: Armenia-EU relations rapidly developing December 1, 2011 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The director of the International Center for Human Development (ICHD) noted a rapid development of Armenia-EU relations over the last year. As Tevan Poghosyan told journalists on the sidelines of Yerevan-hosted forum on European Neighborhood Policy, “Yerevan took the initiative to the next stage, working to implement reforms, which put it on the same level with Ukraine and Moldavia.” Dwelling on Association Agreement, the expert expressed hope for the final stage of talks to be completed in near future, to enable agreement fulfilment next year. 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. |