During Three Years Turkey-EU Negotiations Will Undergo Annual ExaminationDecember 12, 2006 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU partially freezes negotiations with Turkey. Besides EU Foreign Ministers' decision about halting the negotiations with Ankara on 8 of 35 subjects, also an agreement was adopted to expose to annual examination the process of talks during the upcoming three years. According to some representatives of European countries, the partial delay of negotiations on Turkey's bid to enter the European Union is unacceptable. They say, that the talks should be frozen only on 8 of 35 subjects. The other part of states, at the head of the Netherlands and Greece, insisted on tougher measures and wanted to halt the talks on 10 subjects. Dutch Foreign Minister Bernd Bot thinks that Turkey should begin the fulfillment of Customs protocol directions. In his part the Foreign Minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn warned the EU of open dispute with Turkey. He thinks, that Europe should not permit one more strained summit as in 2004. "I think, the current debates concern not only Turkey, but also the trustful attitude towards the EU. We should show that the European Union is not only a community of national interests. It is very important for us how we are accepted," reports Deutsche Welle. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". 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. |