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VOICE OF AMERICA: U.S. SENATE POSTPONES HEARINGS ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
by Marianna Lazarian
Thursday, October 10, 14:39
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on European
Affairs has postponed the hearings "A Pivotal Moment for the Eastern
Partnership: Outlook for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia
and Azerbaijan" for unknown period of time.
The Voice of America reports the hearings were to be under chairmanship
of Senator Christopher Murphy on 9 October. The keynote speakers were
Paul Jones, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European
and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State; Damon Wilson, Executive
Vice President, Atlantic Council; Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow,
The Heritage Foundation.
To remind, on Sept 3 in Moscow, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
confirmed Armenia's intention to join the Customs Union and the process
of the formation of the Eurasian Union. Vladimir Putin supported
Sargsyan's decision and promised to contribute to Yerevan's accession
to the Customs Union in every possible way.
Meanwhile, Armenia was expected to initial an Association Agreement
with EU, including DCFTA, at the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius
in November along with some other countries.
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by Marianna Lazarian
Thursday, October 10, 14:39
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on European
Affairs has postponed the hearings "A Pivotal Moment for the Eastern
Partnership: Outlook for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia
and Azerbaijan" for unknown period of time.
The Voice of America reports the hearings were to be under chairmanship
of Senator Christopher Murphy on 9 October. The keynote speakers were
Paul Jones, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European
and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State; Damon Wilson, Executive
Vice President, Atlantic Council; Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow,
The Heritage Foundation.
To remind, on Sept 3 in Moscow, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
confirmed Armenia's intention to join the Customs Union and the process
of the formation of the Eurasian Union. Vladimir Putin supported
Sargsyan's decision and promised to contribute to Yerevan's accession
to the Customs Union in every possible way.
Meanwhile, Armenia was expected to initial an Association Agreement
with EU, including DCFTA, at the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius
in November along with some other countries.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=3D2F31E0-3198-11E3-93E60EB7C0D21663