  Armenian PM: Eastern Partnership does not oppose Russia April 4, 2012 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan disagrees that the EU Eastern Partnership program Armenia is member of, aims to reduce Russia’s influence in post-Soviet countries. “I don’t think that the program is aimed at weakening Russia’s positions. We cooperate both with NATO and EU, and these processes do not oppose a third party. Similarly, our strategic relations with Russia do not oppose the EU,” Sargsyan emphasized in an interview with Russian Kommersant paper. Sargsyan further noted that Armenia’s strategic partner Russia is aware of all cooperation programs Armenia joins, be it EU, NATO, U.S., Iran, China or Georgia. “Russia understands this. We have few options to develop our partner ties due to our geopolitical situation and problems with neighbors,” Sargsyan mentioned.   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. |
