  Armenian President: Euronest may advance Eastern Partnership February 22, 2012 - 16:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation of Euronest Committee on Social Affairs, Education, Culture and Civil Society. President Sargsyan welcomed the delegates, noting that Armenia has always favored the idea of establishing a parliamentary platform between the European Union and its eastern neighbors. President voiced hope for Euronest to foster advancement of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and regional cooperation. Serzh Sargsyan further answered parliamentarians’ questions regarding forthcoming elections, economic reforms and other issues, presidential press service reported.   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 |  Latest news 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.Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
