Opposition deputies blamed the Armenian authorities on Tuesday for last week’s fruitless session of an inter-parliamentary body tasked with fostering closer ties between Armenia and the European Union.
Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian reaffirmed on Tuesday plans to oust an opposition lawmaker from the Armenian delegation at the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) for branding President Serzh Sarkisian a chronic gambler during his recent visit to Strasbourg.
The Armenian government will continue seeking closer ties with the European Union despite deciding to join the Russian-led customs union, parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian said during a visit to Brussels on Tuesday.
The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of two agreements with Armenia related to the facilitation of the visa regime and readmission, thus affirming its willingness to cooperate with the South Caucasus nation on managing movements of people.
Armenia wants continued cooperation with the European Union in all possible directions, basing on the mutual achievements and progress made in recent years, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said during a meeting with a senior EU official in Brussels on Tuesday.
Armenia has caused severe damage to its relationship with the European Union with its unexpected decision to join Russia’s customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, according to senior members of the European Parliament.
The European Union has no plans to finalize an Association Agreement with Armenia at an upcoming EU summit in Lithuania, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said on Monday.
The European Union indicated on Friday its reluctance to accept Armenia’s offer to renegotiate a planned Association Agreement with the EU that followed President Serzh Sarkisian’s unexpected pledge to join an ex-Soviet bloc led by Russia.
Armenian opposition parties should work harder and fight for their votes more aggressively if they are to do better in future elections, John Heffern, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, said on Friday.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) insisted on Monday that it has received a popular mandate to govern Yerevan for another four years amid allegations of vote rigging made by the country’s main established opposition forces.
Armenia has asked the European Union to make a number of major concessions in their ongoing free trade negotiations, a senior Armenian official revealed on Tuesday.
Georgia has held no negotiations with Russia yet on the idea of reactivating a railway connecting the two estranged countries which is strongly backed by Armenia, Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze said during a visit to Yerevan on Friday.
A close associate of opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian and a dozen other detained activists were set free on Tuesday night after spending several hours in custody following clashes with riot police in Yerevan.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) and its former coalition partner, Prosperous Armenia (BHK), have launched fresh verbal attacks on each other ahead of mayoral elections in Yerevan in which they are expected to be the main contenders.
Armenia and the European Union have worked out key terms of a wide-ranging Association Agreement and plan to finalize it by November, officials representing the two sides said after concluding a fresh round of negotiations in Yerevan on Wednesday.
The European Union and Armenia took a further step towards a wide-ranging “association” accord on Monday when they signed a deal to ease visa requirements for Armenians planning to visit EU countries.
Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) Gagik Tsarukian discussed the upcoming Armenian presidential election with the European Union’s Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Commissioner Stefan Fuele at the end of a three-day visit to Brussels late on Thursday.
Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian faced an angry reaction from the government on Thursday after effectively alleging during a visit to Brussels that his country is run by corrupt individuals.
In what they called a major boost to their relations, Armenia and the European Union finalized on Thursday an agreement to ease visa requirements for Armenian citizens planning to visit EU countries.
A1+, an independent Armenian television station, has been given daily airtime on another, government-friendly channel to resume news broadcasting more than ten years after being controversially taken off the air.
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