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PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA MEETS WITH EU TROIKA
ArmInfo
2009-07-21 13:24:00
ArmInfo. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation
of EU Troika, led by Carl Bildt, the Foreign Minister of Sweden,
which currently holds the rotating EU Presidency. The troika is on
a visit to the South Caucasus region.
The presidential press-service reported Serzh Sargsyan as welcoming the
EU Troika and saying: 'You have launched your presidency with the visit
to the South Caucasus, which shows your attitude to our region and our
country. We believe it logical since Sweden is one of the originators
of the Eastern Partnership Project'. The president said that Armenia
has attached special attention to relations with the EU since its
independence. Now, Armenia believes these relations an important
component of its foreign policy. The president highlighted that under
presidency of Sweden the European Union will strengthen the bases of
the Eastern Partnership Project (EPP) that provides opportunities to
deepen the relations with the EU and launch cooperation between the
six states involved in the Eastern Partnership. For his part Carl
Bildt said that the first visit to the South Caucasus displays the
importance they attach to the region, its problems and the EPP.
The parties discussed the issues on agenda of the EU-Armenia
cooperation, in particular, the possible signing of an associated
agreement, the prospects of economic cooperation as well as the issues
related to the free trade agreement and promotion of democratic reforms
in Armenia. They touched upon facilitation of the visa regime. Serzh
Sargsyan called that problem urgent since many Armenians reside in
the EU member-states.
ArmInfo
2009-07-21 13:24:00
ArmInfo. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation
of EU Troika, led by Carl Bildt, the Foreign Minister of Sweden,
which currently holds the rotating EU Presidency. The troika is on
a visit to the South Caucasus region.
The presidential press-service reported Serzh Sargsyan as welcoming the
EU Troika and saying: 'You have launched your presidency with the visit
to the South Caucasus, which shows your attitude to our region and our
country. We believe it logical since Sweden is one of the originators
of the Eastern Partnership Project'. The president said that Armenia
has attached special attention to relations with the EU since its
independence. Now, Armenia believes these relations an important
component of its foreign policy. The president highlighted that under
presidency of Sweden the European Union will strengthen the bases of
the Eastern Partnership Project (EPP) that provides opportunities to
deepen the relations with the EU and launch cooperation between the
six states involved in the Eastern Partnership. For his part Carl
Bildt said that the first visit to the South Caucasus displays the
importance they attach to the region, its problems and the EPP.
The parties discussed the issues on agenda of the EU-Armenia
cooperation, in particular, the possible signing of an associated
agreement, the prospects of economic cooperation as well as the issues
related to the free trade agreement and promotion of democratic reforms
in Armenia. They touched upon facilitation of the visa regime. Serzh
Sargsyan called that problem urgent since many Armenians reside in
the EU member-states.