  FM: Armenia reported progress in Association Agreement talks February 27, 2013 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia reported serious progress in Association Agreement talks, including in the negotiations aimed at creation of free trade zone, Foreign Minister said. In interview with Austrian media agency, Edward Nalbandian voiced hope that the negotiations will end by Eastern Partnership summit, due in November. “We reached visa facilitation agreement with EU in December, with visa free regime to operate for EU citizens starting January. This opens a path for negotiations aimed at lifting visa requirement with the EU,” Minister Nalbandian said.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
