Brussels to host Armenia-EU cooperation committee meetingOctober 8, 2012 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Brussels will host the 13th meeting of Armenia-EU cooperation committee October 8. The meeting will be chaired by Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan on Armenian side, with Gunnar Wiegand, European External Action Service (EEAS) Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and OSCE to lead the European side. The course of implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan for Armenia as well as talks on the Association Agreement, including Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, will be in the focus on the meeting. The juridical system, human rights and fundamental freedoms, transport and energy sectors, Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, as well as EU assistance for various programs will also be discussed, economy ministry’s press service reported. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |