EU doesn't compel countries to European integrationNovember 27, 2008 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 10 years ago, South Caucasus countries were far away from the European Union, according to the head of delegation of the European Commission to Armenia."At that time, we created a new vision for cooperation with eastern partners and launched the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), although it was not an easy move," Mr. Raul de Luzenberger said during 'European Union and South Caucasus - A Security Partnership?' international conference in Yerevan today. "Despite various differences between EU members and partners, there is also much in common," he said. "We offered our partners to use our experience in democracy and security building. Each partner was offered a joint reform program. The Action Plan is a package of proposals, implementation of which in corpore can produce effect," Mr. de Luzenberger said, adding that the EU compel countries to European integration and it's up to the partners whether they want to get close to Union or not. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |