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    Press and Information Department
    of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    of the Republic of Armenia
    Tel. + 37410 544041. ext. 202
    Fax. + 37410 565601
    e-mail: [email protected]
    web: www.armeniaforeignministry.am


    Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian meets the European
    Union's Troika delegation


    On July 20, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received the
    European Union's Troika delegation headed by Carl Bildt, the Foreign
    Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden.

    In his welcoming remarks, Edward Nalbandian expressed satisfaction on
    expansion and deepening of Armenia-European Union
    cooperation. Stressing the significant contribution of the EU in the
    development of Armenia, Minister Nalbandian mentioned that Armenia
    will continue its foreign policy towards rapprochement with the
    European family and intends to implement necessary steps and reforms
    in that direction.

    Minister Bildt thanked for the warm reception and said that the
    Eastern dimension is among the priorities of the EU Swedish
    Presidency. Foreign Minister of Sweden expressed his support the
    democratic reforms in Armenia.

    The two had discussed issues related to Armenia-EU relationship, the
    ways of strengthening and expanding cooperation and joint steps to be
    taken in this direction. The sides emphasized with satisfaction that
    an efficient cooperation is going on between Armenia and the European
    Union in a number of formats.

    Edward Nalbandian and Carl Bildt attached importance to the presence
    of the EU advisory group in Armenia, which assists the process of
    reforms implemented in Armenia, agreement on which was reached during
    the visit of the President of Armenia to Brussels on November 2008.

    The Foreign Ministers also discussed issues related to deepening of
    Armenian-Swedish cooperation and emphasized with satisfaction that the
    ties between the businessmen of the two countries have become recently
    considerably active.

    The agenda of the meeting also included the Armenian-Turkish
    normalization. It was noted that the European Union supports the steps
    undertaken in that direction.

    They also touched upon the negotiations on the Artsakh issue and
    reaffirmed that the settlement of the conflict is possible only in a
    peaceful way, on the basis of the norms of international law: the
    principles of self-determination, territorial integrity and of non-use
    of force or threat of force.

    The meeting was followed by a joint press conference of Edward
    Nalbandian and Carl Bildt.
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