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    PETER SEMNEBY: HOLDING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA TO HAVE CERTAIN INFLUENCE ON EU-RA RELATIONS

    Noyan Tapan
    Feb 6, 2008

    YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The building of the delegation of
    the European Commission opened in Yerevan on February 5. The ribbon
    symbolizing the opening was cut by Vardan Oskanian, the Minister of
    Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, and Benita Ferrero-Waldner,
    the European Commissioner for External Relations. The latter together
    with Dmitri Rupel, the Foreign Minister of Slovenia, and Peter Semneby,
    the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus,
    is taking part in the February 4-6 visit of the Azerbaijan, Georgia
    and Armenia EU ministerial three.

    According to the EU Special Representative, Armenia and the European
    Union have recorded great progress in their relations for the past
    two years. The European Union has had a regional delegation in Tbilisi
    since 2005, henceforth it will operate with diplomatic status, which
    is one more step in the direction of strengthening relations, the
    office will contribute to the complete development of the relations
    of Armenia with the European Commission and the European Union. He
    expressed content with the fact that all the nine candidates for
    presidency are for the strengthening of relations with the European
    Union. He wished fair and transparent elections: may the best win.

    The RA Minister of Foreign Affairs regarded the opening of the building
    of the European Commission in Yerevan as historical. According to him,
    the EU-Armenia relations will get a new quality, the opening of the
    building will contribute to productive daily work.

    In his interview with journalists Peter Semneby regarded Armenia
    as an important colleague for the European Union. He mentioned that
    since democracy is one of the priorities of the Armenia-EU relations
    and elections are an inseparable part of democracy, the holding
    of elections in this respect can have a certain influence on the
    EU-Armenia relations.
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