  Ashton, Buzek to visit Armenia in May April 29, 2011 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek and EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton will visit Armenia in May. “My visit offered a good opportunity not only to assess the work carried out and also to think over the reforms implementation of which is essential for conduction of fair and free parliamentary election, in line with the European standards,” European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule told journalists in Yerevan on April 29. He also informed that Armenia and the European Union will soon sign a declaration to confirm Yerevan’s willingness to continue the course of reform, what will become an additional stimulus to strengthen democracy and rule of law.   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 |  Latest news Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022  Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact.Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran.Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to.Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |
