  Public figure hails progress in Armenia’s European integration December 27, 2012 - 15:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - European integration remains a priority on Armenian foreign policy list, the head of European Integration NGO said. At a December 27 news conference in Yerevan, Karen Bekaryan hailed the progress in Armenia’s European integration, with Yerevan-EU ties developing in a number of directions. He specifically noted the signing of visa regime facilitation deal as well as a breakthrough in associated membership and free trade area talks. Mr. Bekaryan stressed the importance of the partnership between Armenian National Assembly and European Parliament, noting EU’s high assessment of parliament elections in Armenia. “Institutional ties were also established between Armenia and EU, with 3 Armenian parties having become affiliated with European People's Party,” he concluded.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   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.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. |
