EU envoy says fresh start with Armenia 'will open new doors'November 27, 2017 - 17:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The new EU-Armenia agreement will open new doors and give a new quality to the relations between the bloc and the country, European Union's ambassador to Armenia Piotr Switalski said on Monday, November 27, adding that he is "very optimistic" about the deal. "We are now focused on working to have the agreement implemented in the best possible way," Switalski said, according to RFE/RL Armenian Service. "We are doing this for the residents of Armenia. It's true, diplomats have negotiated the terms, but it's for ordinary citizens." Under the agreement, Armenia takes up a number of responsibilities, including anti-corruption fight, judicial reforms, free competitive relations for business. Asked what are the EU's tools for controlling Armenia's adherence to the deal, Switalski said that the agreement is of cooperative nature, meaning both sides have taken the commitment to boost ties in various fields, including anti-corruption fight, human rights, democracy. The EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was signed on Friday, November 24 on the margins of the Eastern Partnership Summit by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy & Vice- President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, on behalf of the European Union, and by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edward Nalbandian, on behalf of Armenia. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |