RA MFA: Armenia stepped closer to European structures in 2008January 22, 2009 - 14:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has proceeded with the policy of integration into European structures in 2008, says the annual report issued by the RA Foreign Ministry. The Eastern Partnership initiative offered by the European Commission in December 2008 promises to bring the Armenia-EU relations up to a new level. The visits of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Paris and Brussels also facilitated relations between Armenia and the European Union. Armenia and the EU signed an agreement on dispatch of an EU expert group to Armenia to assist the reform process. Cooperation with the Council of Europe was also continued, the report says. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |