Abrahamyan and Semneby discussed Eastern Partnership perspectivesMay 16, 2009 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met special representative of EU at South Caucasus Peter Semneby on May 16 in Yerevan. The meeting was attended by RA NA Eurointegration Committee Chairman Avet Adonts, Head of Eurocommittee Delegation in Armenia, Ambassador Raul de Lutsenberger and Ambassador of Poland to Armenia Tomash Knotkhe. RA NA Speaker gave high assessment to implementation of Eastern Partnership program and increased interest of EU to regional issues. He expressed a hope that the meeting of Eastern Partnership member states will be followed by parliamentary speakers meeting and emphasized the importance of parliamentary ties' intensification. Dwelling on NKR conflict settlement issues, he stressed the importance of MG OSCE mission as an intermediary and stated that NKR conflict should be settled based on principles of self -determination and non-use of force. In his turn, Peter Semneby noted that Eastern Partnership program will set a firm foundation for regional collaboration development. Meeting participants emphasized the importance of fair and transparent process of elections into the council of Elders, RA NA Press Service reported. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |