Oskanian: European Council Plays Important Role for Strengthening Armenia-EU RelationsJune 7, 2006 - 20:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with Mr Edward McMillan-Scott, the Vice-President of the European Parliament, who is in Yerevan in view of the opening of headquarters of the International Association of Business and Parliament, reported the RA MFA press office. The interlocutors noted the activation of the parliamentary ties between the Armenian National Assembly and the European Parliament, specifically the sitting of the Armenia-EU Committee on Parliamentary Cooperation held in April, 2006. Vartan Oskanian also pointed out to the role of the European Council for the strengthening of the Armenia-EU bilateral relations. RA NA Vice-speaker Vahan Hovhannisian was also present at the meeting. 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 | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. |