EU willing to help Armenia to overcome difficultiesApril 9, 2008 - 21:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mr Javier Solana, the EU High Representative for common foreign and security policy, congratulated Serzh Sargsyan on assuming the office of President of Armenia. The congratulatory message says, in part, "Dear Mr President, Let me congratulate you on assuming the office of President of Armenia. The European Union has been closely watching the post-election developments in Armenia. We are aware of the problems that emerged after you won the presidential election but we do welcome your proposal for dialogue. The European Union is willing to assist Armenia in resisting these challenges and hopes for developemnt of relations with the Republic of Armenia." Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |