EU tries to limit Russia's influence on states included in Eastern PartnershipMarch 26, 2009 - 21:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The recently signed EU-Ukraine declaration is a significant event, the results of which will be seen in the near future, an Armenian expert said."This declaration caused damage to Russia's destabilizing potential in Ukraine. The European Union has come to a rational conclusion, involving Ukraine in the European energy sphere of influence," Ruben Mehrabyan told PanARMENIAN.Net "U.S. support of Georgia and Ukraine's aspiration to NATO, EU support of Nabucco and last week's EU-Ukraine declaration appear to be parts of consistent program aimed to limit Russia's influence in the countries included in the Eastern Partnership," he said. At that he remarked that the post soviet countries will benefit by the change in EU-Russia and NATO-Russia balance of forces and interests. 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. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. |