  Armenia Not Ready to Speak of Full EU Membership YetOctober 2, 2006 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia at present is not ready to speak of EU full membership, Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian stated at a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, unless the EU decides how it will expand, speaking of it makes no sense. «Our task is to maximally implement the ENP,» he said.In his turn Finnish FM Erkki Tuomioja underscored that each country chooses its format of relations with various structures, e.g. the EU and NATO. "Finland is not a NATO member and we are not going to become such. However, if, for example, Armenia wants it, it is its business, no one will object," he remarked.   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
