France Attaches Importance to Armenia-EU RelationsSeptember 30, 2006 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I am for the first time in Armenia, but your country is close and familiar to France. I hope that the Square of France will become the square of peace," French President Jacques Chirac said at a joint press conference with the RA President in Yerevan. In his words, Armenia's opinion on the region is important for France. "We attach great attention to the Armenia-EU relations and the development of bilateral relations especially in the economic and cultural fields. Armenia is capable to overcome the economic challenges and become a state attractive for investments," the French President said. 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. |