EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting to focus on Eastern PartnershipJuly 22, 2013 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting due Monday, July 22 in Brussels will focus on the Eastern Partnership, Lithuania media reported. Foreign ministers will discuss preparations for the third Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Vilnius in November, and the annual Eastern Partnership ministerial meeting that will take place after the Council meeting. Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius will also participate in the discussion ‘Heading towards Vilnius: A milestone for the Eastern Partnership’ which will be co-organised by the European Policy Centre and Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Foreign ministers of the EU and Eastern Partnership countries, including Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Belarus are also invited to take part in the discussion. The Council will also debate events in the EU’s southern neighborhood, the Middle East peace process, and Lebanon, with particular focus on Syria. Preparations for the Geneva II peace conference, the political situation in Egypt, and the situation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, Somalia and Mali are also on the agenda. 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 | Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |