Armenia may ratify EU agreement by late April, president saysFebruary 23, 2018 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia may ratify a new agreement with the European Union by the end of April, president Serzh Sargsyan told the Designated European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Toivo Klaar, on Friday, February 23. The president said Armenia is committed to developing relations with the EU and implementing the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. The deal was signed by chief Armenian and EU diplomats on November 24. Klaar said, in turn, that the ratification of the agreement may require a sufficient amount of time in some European countries, based on certain peculiarities but that the process doesn’t hinder the sides from moving on to the temporary implementation of the deal. Klaar on Thursday met foreign minister Edward Nalbandian who said that Azerbaijan’s obsession with wishful thinking has gone as far as to distort the principled approach of the European Union about the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |