  Eastern Partnership initiative not fully clear to Russia yetJanuary 16, 2009 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia doesn't eye the Eastern Partnership as a transparent project, RF Duma member said. "If the matter concerns economic and humanitarian cooperation between the EU and six former soviet states, no problem will emerge. However, the European Union should not use the project as a tool to artificially separate the friendly countries from Russia," Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of Duma committee on international relations, told a news conference on Thursday. Eastern Partnership project aimed at establishment of closer ties with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine and also Belarus, if it accepts the democracy improvement plan. It offers countries better trade access, economic assistance and visa liberalization as they adapt to EU standards.   Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million).   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day  The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day.Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |
