EC welcomes Armenia's reforms within ENPSeptember 25, 2007 - 18:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The work carried out by Armenia in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy was positively assessed by the European Commission, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Bayburdian told a news conference in Yerevan. The Republic of Armenia has covered the 1-year program and is ready to proceed with the ENP implementation, he said. The agenda of the EU-Armenia Cooperation Committee included specification of cooperation mechanism and financing. We also referred to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution, the Armenian-Turkish relations, regional integration and establishment of a regional center of cooperation with the EU," Mr Bayburdian said. The ENP Action Plan was adopted on 14 November 2006 and its implementation is monitored by the joint bodies under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. 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. |