Armenia intends to join European Common Aviation Area "soon"November 17, 2016 - 18:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is expecting to join the European Common Aviation Area "in the near future," Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told reporters on Thursday, November 17 after the eighth unofficial meeting of Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers. "Today's meeting is of special importance for Armenia," Nalbandian said, adding that the country has participated in a number of projects throughout the year, including the program for small and medium-sized enterprizes, the research and innovation program to name a few. "And now, we are expecting to launch negotiations for joining the Common Aviation Area soon," Nalbandian said, according to Aysor.am. Also participating in the meeting were EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs - Political Director for the EEAS (European External Action Service ) Jean-Christophe Belliard, as well as top diplomats from the Eastern Partnership countries. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. 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. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |