Yerevan to host European movement congress within EaP September 16, 2011 - 16:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 20-21, “Fostering Civil Society’s role for further European integration in the Eastern Partnership countries” congress will be held in Yerevan. “The congress aims to discuss a range of issues by EaP participating state parliamentarians,” Viktor Yengibaryan, President of the European Movement in Armenia told journalists. According to Yengibaryan, issues of facilitating visa regime, internal political reforms and the issue of fostering civil society’s role in the process of European integration will be covered. The opening ceremony will be attended by Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, who will visit Armenia to especially attend the congress. Yerevan declaration will be adopted at the closure of works. The conference will be attended by delegations from all Eastern Partnership countries, Azerbaijan among them. According to Yengibaryan, Armenia’s delegation intends to raise the issue of conflict zone funding within the frames of the Eastern Partnership, envisaging funding for Artsakh as well. The EU Eastern Partnership project was presented by the Polish Foreign Minister at the Council of General Affairs and External Relations in 2008 attended by Sweden. On may 7 in 2009, The European Union formally launched the Eastern Partnership Initiative at its Prague summit, setting, within the framework of its Neighbourhood Policy, the goal of developing economic and political relations between the EU and six former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Belarus. 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 | Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |