Germany could ratify new Armenia-EU deal by May: Ex-lawmakerFebruary 1, 2019 - 13:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Germany could ratify the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Armenia by May, former lawmaker, Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Armen Ashotyan said in a Facebook post. The European Parliament, Great Britain, Romania, Denmark, Bulgaria, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have so far ratified the CEPA. Ashotyan and several RPA members like former lawmaker Arpine Hovhannisyan and former Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan paid a visit to Germany recently. The former member of parliament revealed that dialogue on the visa liberalization will start in 2020, with the Armenian government set to conclude all the preparatory work by then. Though the Republicans did not make it to the National Assembly in December elections, Ashotyan said the RPA’s "international contacts will continue serving the two Armenian Republics (Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh - Ed.) and the Armenian nation." Related links: Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |