  EU removes Armenia from Borrell’s Magnitsky Act statement December 19, 2023 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union has revised a statement from foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, which said on Sunday, December 17 that Armenia had joined a European Council decision of December 4 on restrictive measures. According to the initial version of the statement, 11 non-EU member states, including Armenia and Azerbaijan, had joined the European Council's decision on the European Magnitsky Act which enables the bloc to sanction officials, individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights violations or abuses. In the revised version, however, Armenia has been removed from the list. In a conversation with News.am, the Armenian Foreign Ministry has denied joining the measure.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
