Meeting of EU foreign ministers "27+6" to be held in DecemberJuly 6, 2009 - 22:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The foreign ministers of EU Member States will meet with counterparts from Eastern Partnership member countries in December. "In December, in connection with the ministerial sitting a meeting "27+6" is scheduled, which will bring together foreign ministers from another six countries," Tomas Bertelman, the Swedish Ambassador to Russia, Interfax reports. Sweden chairs in EU during the second half of this year. The program Eastern Partnership involves Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. |