Greece supports Turkey's bid for EUJanuary 1, 1970 - 08:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Greece supports Turkey's bid for the European Union membership, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis said Saturday in Ankara after a meeting with her Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan."I assured Mr. Babacan that Greece supports and would continue to support Turkey's perspective regarding Europe," she said, adding that Turkey becoming an EU member would mean that the country has fulfilled EU criteria. "Moreover, such a development would bring stability and development to the entire region." Babacan, for his part, said that both Turkey and Greece had a positive approach towards each other currently, adding, "while our political, economic and cultural relations improve rapidly, we talk about our problems openly and we try to find solutions," Xinhua news agency reports. Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis paid his first visit to Turkey in January 28. He called on Turkey to meet its commitments to the European Union, which suspended membership talks in December 2006 over the Cyprus problem. The talks on some items were resumed last June. 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”. |