Since Armenia’s decision, just over a year ago, not to proceed with its Association Agreement including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with the EU, but to join the Russian-led Customs Union instead, highlighting relations with NATO has become more important as Yerevan does not want to seen a fully under the control of Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
Forty-thousand Yezidis that have found a refuge on the summit of the sacred mountain of Sinjar are looking into the eyes of death. This ancient sect of an ancient ethnicity for the first time in its millenials-old history is facing a total annihilation. A total annihilation indeed.
Entering the Customs Union represents something of a headache. There are obstacles. Lack of common border with any of the other Customs Union members: Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan; neither Kazakhstan nor Belarus are particularly happy about having to extend the preferential terms needed to secure Armenian membership; the process require regulatory, legislative and possibly even constitutional changes.
We have committed in Vilnius to further develop and strengthen comprehensive cooperation with Armenia in all areas of mutual interest within the Eastern Partnership.
A quarter century has passed since the devastating earthquake in Gyumri on December 7, 1988, however, 4,300 families still live in the same makeshifts they went into following the earthquake.
After many months of silence and secrecy the details of proposed constitutional amendments were finally unveiled. In general, I was very disappointed with the details over the changes to the Constitution. But at the same time, president Sargsyan contributed something new to Armenian political history.
The Emabssy of the United States of America made a comment for 168.am concerning PM Tigran Sargsyan’s resignition. “We have successfully worked with former Prime Minister Sargsian on a wide range of issues of bilateral interest and welcome the opportunity to work with and support the reform efforts of Armenia’s next Prime Minister”.
I think nobody wants war so we have to look at all measures that we can take. We want to send a clear message that we believe that Russia’s actions aren’t acceptable and are out of the bounds of the international law.
Raffi K. Hovannisian today received a visiting delegation of British legislators headed by John Whittingdale, leader of the British group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The delegation included Baroness Gloria Hooper and Lord Richard Faulkner of the House of Lords and Harriett Baldwin and Stephen Pound of the House of Commo
Today we were informed that the EU 13 countries have worked out an action plan for continuing cooperation with countries of the Eastern Partnership project. In Armenia this project is called “European Package.”
