Benita Ferrero-Waldner: we hope to share our experience with Armenia through Eastern PartnershipJanuary 19, 2009 - 19:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union is willing to build good relations with Armenia and established an outpost of the European Commission Delegation in the republic, an EU official said. "An expert group, jointly with EP mission will help bring Armenia closer to European standards," Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Commissioner responsible for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy, said during a joint news conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in Yerevan today. "Meeting the ENP requirements, Armenia will make an advance," she said. "On May, the first ever summit on Eastern Partnership will focus on trade, energy, visa system and border security issues. Moreover, we hope to share our experience with Armenia through this initiative." For his part, Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian said that Armenia welcomes the Eastern Partnership initiative which will offer new tools to develop relations between the EU and Armenia. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. 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. |