Armenian President to Leave for Brussels Next WeekOctober 12, 2005 - 19:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Robert Kocharian today met with EU Ambassadors accredited in Armenia and representative of the European Commission delegation, reported the Press Service of the Armenian leader. Kocharian is scheduled to visit Brussels and European structures next week. In the course of his visit the Armenian leader intends to discuss cooperation prospects, specifically matters referring to the Action Plan within the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy. The European Neighborhood Policy raised the relations between EU and Armenia, as well as those between Armenia and EU member states to a qualitatively new level, Mr. Kocharian remarked having emphasized the importance of the Policy. In his words, within the Action Plan the Armenian party is going to specify aspects of cooperation with individual countries, which will provide an opportunity to work more efficiently. The interlocutors exchanged views over holding the constitutional referendum in Armenia. In the opinion of the meeting participants, the reforms being proposed represent huge progress and allow making the Constitution of Armenia comply with European standards. 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 | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |