Ruling RPA lawmaker confirms Armenia-EU deal still happening July 13, 2017 - 14:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Shirak Torosyan confirmed on Thursday, July 13 that the country will sign a new framework agreement with the European Union in November. “The document has already been pre-signed, and there is political agreement for sealing the deal. This is the biggest guarantee,” Aravot.am cited Torosyan as saying. When the agreement was submitted to the European Parliament several days ago, there were concerns that Armenia may back away from the deal again like it did in 2013, when Yerevan rejected the Association Agreement with the EU and joined the Eurasian Economic Union instead. “I believe there is no need for such concerns,” Torosyan said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
