EU leaders satisfied with Eastern Partnership implementation processDecember 11, 2009 - 19:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Finishing their two-day meeting in Brussels, the leaders of 27 EU member states expressed satisfaction with the implementation of Eastern Partnership program which is aimed strengthening links between "big Europe" and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus and Ukraine.During a news conference summing up the outcomes of Eastern Partnership ministerial conference, EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner said the Union was hopeful to sign associate agreements with Ukraine and Moldova in 2010. She noted in the meantime that the project isn't aimed at preparing countries for EU accession. "We announced earlier that Eastern Partnership is not designed for that. Hence we can't say whether or not EU doors are open to those counties," Waldner said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |