Report on European Neighborhood Policy presented in YerevanMarch 9, 2011 - 12:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Partnership for Open Society initiative has presented a report on European Neighborhood Policy. The report contains the opinion of the Armenian civil society regarding the implementation of reforms envisaged by the ENP. The monitoring touched upon human rights, customs and tax systems, labor rights as well as implementation of the ENP action plan. According to executive director of the initiative Larisa Minasyan, the report offers a possibility to follow the work carried out over the past 4 years and realize to what extent Armenia is ready to integrate into the European Union. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |