Two-three stages needed to conclude EU-Armenia agreement talks: FMNovember 18, 2016 - 11:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Six stages of negotiations over the Armenia-European Union framework agreement have been accomplished since the start of talks back in 2015, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said, adding that 2-3 more stages will be needed to conclude the negotiations. At a press conference following the eighth unofficial meeting of Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers in Yerevan, Nalbandian hailed the stages accomplished as successful. The next phase of discussions is slated for December, he added. "After two or three more stages, I am confident we'll wrap up the talks, with Armenia ready to sign the agreement right away," the country's foreign policy chief said. "We do understand though that the EU will need an internal coordination process, which we are sure will not take long." He said that both Armenia and the EU seek to make the document as comprehensive as possible to later reach agreement on a number of issues. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |