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Published on May 11, 2009
MERKEL, SARKOZY DENOUNCE EU ENLARGEMENT
- The leaders of Germany and France - gearing up for next month's European Parliament elections - on Sunday denounced the idea of expanding the European Union indefinitely to include new members such as Turkey. Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has advocated having a vaguely defined partnership with the largely Muslim Turkey, said «we cannot take in everyone in Europe as a full member. “We have to talk about the borders of this Europe,” Merkel said at an event organized by her conservative Christian Democrats before the June 7 European Parliament vote. “It makes no sense if there are ever more members, and we can't decide anything any more.” “It is right that we say to people in the European election campaign ... our common position is: a privileged partnership for Turkey, but no full membership,” she said. Turkey began EU membership talks in 2005, despite opposition voiced in Germany and France. Neither country, however, has blocked the talks, and Germany's other main coalition party - the Social Democrats - supports EU membership for Turkey. President Barack Obama has also urged the EU to embrace Turkey as a full member. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a longtime opponent of Turkish membership, last week advocated discussing a common economic and security forum with Turkey as an alternative. “When Angela Merkel says Europe must have borders, she is right - because a Europe without borders would be a Europe without a will, without identity, without values,” he said at Sunday's event, where he was a guest of honor as France's leading conservative. He was quoted earlier Sunday as telling Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper: “Let us stop making vain promises to Turkey and study with it the creation of a big common economic and human space.” Sarkozy also underlined France's support for Germany's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. France already is a permanent member, AP reported.
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, Ruben Safrastyan, director of the NAS RA Institute of Oriental Studies, told PanARMENIAN.Net. “EU aims to remove Eastern Partnership member states – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and ...FINANCE. CREDIT. INSURANCE. AUDIT EXPO 2009 EXHIBITION DUE IN YEREVAN MAY 16-18
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Azerbaijan is deeply concerned over the results of recent talks between Armenia and Turkey, an Armenian professor said. “Karabakh problem is no more a precondition for establishment of Armenian-Turkish ...91,4% GAS CONSUMERS SERVED IN 2009 FIRST QUARTER
AEG Service LLC engaged in maintenance of domestic gas supply systems in Armenia exercised 296741 test visits in the initial quarter of 2009, ArmRosgazprom press office reported. 265097 (91,4%) consumers ...RUSSIA RELIES ON SUBTLE DIPLOMACY IN ARMENIA-TURKEY ISSUE
Russia relies on subtle diplomacy and is actually interested in success of Armenian-Turkish talks, according to an Armenian professor. “Moscow is attempting to cause a split between Azerbaijan and ...NKR REPRESENTATIVE IN FRANCE REJECTS BAKU’S CLAIMS
On May 10, the Mayor’s Office of Alten-de-Palue (France) organized a conference devoted to Nagorno Karabakh and similar conflicts' settlement. The conference was attended by the Mayor of the town, representatives ...MERKEL, SARKOZY DENOUNCE EU ENLARGEMENT
The leaders of Germany and France - gearing up for next month's European Parliament elections - on Sunday denounced the idea of expanding the European Union indefinitely to include new members such as ...INNOVATION PROJECTS LEASING PROMISING IN 2009
Financing of innovative projects, agriculture, processing enterprises, as well as internal transportation and spheres with a great number of entrepreneurs will be profitable this year, ACBA Leasing deputy ...RA FINE ARTS ACADEMY AWARDED GRAND PRIX IN INTERNATIONAL STROGAN FESTIVAL
In the Internationasl Storgan Festival organized in Moscow this April, RA National Academy of Fine Arts was awarded Theodore Parmon medal in the “Costume Design” nomination. The Armenian designers prepared ...ACBA LEASING PROFIT ACCUMULATION TOTALED AMD 221 MILLION IN 2008
ACBA Leasing has registered gains at the close of 2008, thanks to inner financial planning. It has been working at a profit during 3 years, ACBA Leasing deputy CEO Arsen Bazikyan said in an interview ...OSCE CALLS ON YEREVAN AND BAKU TO ADHERE TO CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT
Greek Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairsperson-in-Office Dora Bakoyannis has today expressed hope that the parties to NKR conflict should make further progress towards a peaceful settlement, and urged them ...KARABAKH CONFLICT SIDES MAINTAINED 15-YEAR CEASEFIRE
Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan demonstrated political will and signed a ceasefire agreement. Despite numerous violations, ceasefire has been maintained for 15 years, an NKR official said. ...GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE FORMED ON OCCASION OF HENRIK IGITYAN DEATH
A governmental committee was formed on occasion of Henrik Igityan’s death. The committee will be headed by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, reported the information center of the RA government. Armenian ...SARGSYAN AND ALIEV DISCUSS KARABAKH STATUS DURING PRAGUE SUMMIT
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The Millennium Challenge Account has provided Ameriabank with credits to finance rural areas development. Loans can be granted to Armenian regions with the exception of Gegharkunik and Tavush which were ...HENRIK IGITYAN PROVED MANY TIMES THAT A PATRIOT AND A MAN OF ART RECOGNIZES NO OBSTACLES
RA President expressed his condolences on the occasion of honored art critic Henrik Igityan’s death. In his condolence letter on the occasion of Mr. Igityan’s death, President Serzh Sargsyan says: ...TALKS WITH SAAKASHVILI END IN VAIN
The two-hour talks between President Saakashvili and the opposition ended in vain, one of Georgian opposition leaders Levan Gechechiladze writes. “He [Saakashvili] believes that everything is fine in ...NEW FOOTBALL SCHOOL TO OPEN IN NKR
A new football school and two grounds will be constructed in Nagorno Karabakh. “During my recent visit to Karabakh I met with President Bako Sahakyan and NA speaker Ashot Ghulyan to discuss prospects ...BERND GLEMSER TO GIVE CONCERT IN ARMENIA
Prominent German pianist Bernd Glemser will give a concert in Yerevan on May 15. Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 and Dvorzhak’s 8th Symphony will be performed jointly with the State Philharmonic Orchestra ...TURKISH PM SET TO VISIT AZERBAIJAN ON TUESDAY
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Azerbaijan on Tuesday. Erdogan will pay a two-day working visit to Azerbaijan, during which he will hold talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham ...
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