EP Vice-President: Armenia to benefit from any agreement with EU![]() September 8, 2015 - 16:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Any agreement signed with the EU will allow Armenian authorities to balance between Moscow and Brussels, Vice-President of the European Parliament (EP), Ryszard Czarnecki said. “Armenia should sign this document, as the country will benefit from any agreement with the EU,” Czarnecki said, according to Tert.am. Earlier, Luxembourg’s Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn said the European Union is preparing a new version of agreements with Armenia, which will bind the country and the EU far less than the association agreement. ![]() ![]() Eastern Partnership The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is the first comprehensive initiative introduced into the system of the European Union’s external relations, addressed to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The Eastern Partnership is designed to help the countries of Eastern Europe and South Caucasus with their approximation to and integration with the European Union. The EaP has injected a new quality into relations between the EU and the countries covered by the initiative through their gradual integration with the European Union. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |