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  • Armenian president, EU official discuss ties, forthcoming polls

    Public TV, Armenia
    Feb 6 2008


    ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, EU OFFICIALS DISCUSS TIES, FORTHCOMING POLLS



    [Presenter over video of the meeting] President Robert Kocharyan
    received the European Union Troika headed by theforeign minister of
    the country presiding in the EU Slovenia, Dimitrij Rupel.

    The sides exchanged thoughts on ongoing cooperation with the European
    Union, touched on the Action Plan within theframework of the European
    Neighbourhood Policy.

    Speaking about dynamically developing cooperation with the European
    Union, Kocharyan said that due to the jointaction programme
    cooperation had become much more coordinated. He welcomed the opening
    of a new diplomatic mission ofthe European Commission [in Yerevan],
    which would provide an opportunity for closer cooperation.

    Robert Kocharyan said that the forthcoming [19 February] presidential
    election was extremely responsible time for thecountry. We are
    interested in holding a really good election in compliance with
    international standards and we haveeverything necessary to organize
    it in the best way, the president emphasized. Robert Kocharyan also
    talked about thelatest developments in the peaceful settlement of the
    Nagornyy Karabakh conflict and Armenia's approaches in theissues of
    energy security and regional cooperation.
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