May 7, 2009 - 19:28 AMT
Eastern Partnership to influence all spheres of Armenia's social life
Eastern Partnership initiative should consider all aspects of Armenia's social life. Otherwise, its outcome will be of minor importance likewise all other EU projects implemented previously, Head of Heritage parliamentary faction Stepan Safaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. "I want the initiative to have influence on all spheres of social life. Our country should make maximum use of such projects, as they create serious opportunities for solving regional problems," Mr. Safaryan stressed.

European Commission's Eastern Partnership initiative started its Associate Summit on May 7. The program, approved on December 3, 2008, has 6 post-Soviet member states: Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus.