  Armenia close to signing Association Agreement with EU – NSC chief September 14, 2012 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By the end of 2013, Armenia will be close to signing Association Agreement with EU, National Security Council secretary said. According to Artur Baghdasaryan, 3 days ago a new Armenia-EU roadmap was released, containing joint actions by the parties. “The roadmap gives positive assessment to Armenia-conducted reforms, with Yerevan to be coming close to signing the Association Agreement by the end of 2013.” In July 2010, Armenia and EU launched negotiations on Association Agreement to replace current partnership and cooperation deal. The Agreement aims to strengthen Armenia-EU ties in a number of sectors as well as in foreign policy, democracy, economic integration, energy and travel issues.   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. |
