EU to open information centre in ArmeniaSeptember 24, 2009 - 01:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 22, NSC Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan received a delegation headed by Gunnar Vigand, Head of Eurocommission's Department on Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia.Discussion focused on issues concerning "Armenia-EU" action plan within the frames of European Neighborhood Policy, as well as cooperation within European Neighborhood project. Parties stressed the importance of accelerating the process of opening EU information centers in Armenia. Upon the initiative of Arthur Baghdasaryan, they also discussed possibilities of simplifying visa regime with EU member states. Gunnar Vigand expressed willingness to assist in the process. Touching upon the newly created working group headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Karine Kazinyan, Mr. Baghdasaryan said that the new body might, upon necessity, engage in elaboration of relevant documents. Parties also touched upon Karabakh conflict settlement and Armenian-Turkish normalization. Gunnar Vigand and Swedish Foreign Ministry's Eastern Europe Department Head Johan Friezel expressed support for the latter process, NSC press service reports. 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”. |