EU to develop relations with Eastern Partnership countriesOctober 29, 2008 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union will develop relations with all member countries of the Eastern Partnership, said Raul de Luzenberger, head of the European Commission delegation to Armenia. "We are waiting for the partner states' proposals to discuss them early next year. The European Union and the European Commission have opened a dialog with these countries," he said. "We understand that to implement the essential reforms, the public, authorities and opposition should demonstrate political will and constructive approach. So, we do offer our assistance," Mr. de Luzenberger said, adding that presently Armenia is carrying out a reform of the legal system for which 17 million euro is supposed to be assigned. "All this is a part of Eastern Partnership program. We know that it's a long process and time is needed for any tangible result," he said. 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. |