  Justice Minister: Armenia determined to proceed its on way to EU membership June 28, 2012 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 3rd sitting of Armenia-EU Subcommittee on Justice, Freedoms and Security is ongoing in Yerevan. Opening the sitting, Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasyan stressed that Armenia-EU cooperation was lifted to a new level. “Armenia is determined to proceed on its way to EU membership,” he stressed. The Minister went on to brief those present on leadership-implemented judicial reforms, noting a perceptible progress in Armenia’s judicial system. The Armenian official thanked the EU for its assistance in reforms described, pledging to continue the work initiated. “We set curbing bureaucracy and corruption in government-citizen interactions as our main goal,” he stressed.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |
