EU doesn't compel countries to European integrationNovember 27, 2008 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 10 years ago, South Caucasus countries were far away from the European Union, according to the head of delegation of the European Commission to Armenia."At that time, we created a new vision for cooperation with eastern partners and launched the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), although it was not an easy move," Mr. Raul de Luzenberger said during 'European Union and South Caucasus - A Security Partnership?' international conference in Yerevan today. "Despite various differences between EU members and partners, there is also much in common," he said. "We offered our partners to use our experience in democracy and security building. Each partner was offered a joint reform program. The Action Plan is a package of proposals, implementation of which in corpore can produce effect," Mr. de Luzenberger said, adding that the EU compel countries to European integration and it's up to the partners whether they want to get close to Union or not. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |