  Armenia parliament unanimously ratifies new deal with EU April 11, 2018 - 10:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly on Wednesday, April 11 unanimously ratified the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement signed between Armenia and the European Union last year. All the 95 lawmakers attending the parliament sitting on Wednesday voted in favor of approving the deal for good. The CEPA between the EU and Armenia was signed by top EU diplomat Federica Mogherini and Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian in Brussels on November 24. The Armenian government had approved the 350-page deal in December 2017 and sent it to the parliament for final ratification in late March 2018. On Tuesday, deputy foreign minister Karen Nazaryan said the launch of the process of visa liberalization with the European Union will begin with the ratification of the new deal.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   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.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.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. |
