Eastern Partnership aims to develop relations between EU and South CaucasusDecember 24, 2008 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Mr. Peter Semneby named Eastern Partnership one of the main goals of his current visit to Azerbaijan."The initiative aims to develop relations between the European Union and the South Caucasus, as well as Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. The proposals put forward cover particularly the sectors of trade, energy and regional stability and will be discussed within three months. They also take into consideration specific features and tendencies of each country," Mr. Semneby said. He said the European Union welcomes the Moscow Declaration signed by Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia and hopes for a soonest presidential meeting to develop the dialogue. "The European Union will provide all kind of assistance for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict but will not compete with the OSCE Minsk Group," the EU official said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |