GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA: "EU AND US AIM AT ASSISTING SOUTH CAUCASIAN COUNTRIES ON WAY TO SUSTAINABLE AND PROSPERING DEMOCRACY"March 15, 2005 - 07:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The EU and US goals in the South Caucasus have the same direction, i.e. to assist Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia on their way to sustainable and prospering democracy. The European Neighborhood policy is an important tool to that end," German Ambassador to Armenia Dr. Heike Renate Peitsch stated, Regnum news agency reported. In the Ambassador's words, the process of Armenia's integration in the European structures is under way, and the inclusion of Armenia in the Wider Europe: New Neighbors EU program is one of the important steps on the way of Euro-integration. "In the near future, after the European Commission making public the so-called report on the South Caucasian countries, we expect that Armenia, being guided by recommendations of the document, will start talks on the plan of actions with the European Commission," she noted.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |