EU Highly Assesses Reforms Carried Out in ArmeniaOctober 27, 2006 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The recurrent meeting of the 7th committee on the Armenia-EU cooperation was held in Brussels October 25, reported the RA MFA press office. The Armenian delegation was led by Minister of Trade and Economic Development Karen Chshmarityan. Director of the EU Directorate General for External Relations Hugh Patrick Mingarelli headed the EU delegation. The sides discussed the issues referring to the European Neighborhood Policy. The Armenian officials briefed on the process of reforms carried out in various directions. The EU delegation gave a high estimate to the process and noted the importance of the Armenia-EU action plan signed November 14. 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. |