Caucasus 2010 conference launched in YerevanMay 17, 2011 - 13:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Caucasus 2010 conference, which kicked off in Yerevan on May 17, will focus on the developments in the South Caucasus. As Fedor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, recently, increased influence of global processes on regional situations have been observed. Ambassador Raul de Luzenberger, the head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Armenia, in turn, characterized 2010 as an important year in terms of the development of South Caucasus–EU relations. “In 2010, negotiations with South Caucasus states for Association Agreement were launched with South Caucasus states. An agreement on visa regime facilitation was concluded with Georgia. Serious progress was observed in negotiations with Armenia,” the ambassador remarked. Experts from Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey will present reports during the event organized by Yerevan's Caucasus Institute. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |