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The 4th meeting of the Advisory Board of the EU takes place in Yerevan
YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS: The 4th meeting of the Advisory Board of
the EU co?chaired by Arthur Baghdasaryan, Secretary of the National
Security Council, and Raul de Lutzenberger, Head of the EU Delegation
to Armenia was held today in Yerevan.
Arthur Baghdasaryan positively assessed the assistance of the EU
Advisory Group during the year. The latter provided high-quality,
specially developed and based on the EU's best experience
consultation, assisted Armenia's government in the implementation of
reforms.
`Today's meeting is a very good occasion to sum up the implemented
works and point out the programs of the future. I want to thank the EU
delegation to Armenia, the Advisory group for assisting in the
implementation of reforms. The Armenia-EU advisory activities program
supposes reforms in 190 directions and the EU Advisory group is
actively involved in these works,' Arthur Baghdasaryan said. He
highlighted works carried out in several directions and expressed hope
that soon better results will be registered. It is spoken about the
association agreement, as well as deep and comprehensive free trade
agreements, freedom of justice, security issues.
`As positive achievement I want to note the establishment of Diplomacy
School in Armenia, steps carried out toward facilitation of process of
getting visas, reforms taking place in the legal sphere. As a result
we approved the program of reforms of the police sphere. This year we
will wrap up the national program on protection of human rights.
Serious reforms have been carried out in the free trade sphere as a
result of which we hope it will be possible to establish such
relations with the EU so that our businessmen will manage to export
their products to the EU markets without any obstacles,' Arthur
Baghdasaryan said.
Raul de Lutzenberger, highlighting the works carried out by the
Advisory group, noted that there is still work to be done. `I am glad
for the assessment voiced about the carried out work. For me it is
important that Armenia felt the concrete results getting concrete
assistance within the framework of the Advisory group. I am glad that
we will be able to continue the joint work,' R. de Lutzenberger said.
UN coordinator in Armenia Dafina Gercheva underscored the importance
of the meeting which has two main goals ` discuss and approve the last
year's work of the Advisory group as well as point out the working
plan of the second phase.
Team Leader Rolf Boehnke noted that during the previous year the EU
group presented suggestions on the implementation of reforms in
political and economic spheres. Assistance has been provided for the
negotiations over signing the EU deep and comprehensive free trade
agreement.
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS: The 4th meeting of the Advisory Board of
the EU co?chaired by Arthur Baghdasaryan, Secretary of the National
Security Council, and Raul de Lutzenberger, Head of the EU Delegation
to Armenia was held today in Yerevan.
Arthur Baghdasaryan positively assessed the assistance of the EU
Advisory Group during the year. The latter provided high-quality,
specially developed and based on the EU's best experience
consultation, assisted Armenia's government in the implementation of
reforms.
`Today's meeting is a very good occasion to sum up the implemented
works and point out the programs of the future. I want to thank the EU
delegation to Armenia, the Advisory group for assisting in the
implementation of reforms. The Armenia-EU advisory activities program
supposes reforms in 190 directions and the EU Advisory group is
actively involved in these works,' Arthur Baghdasaryan said. He
highlighted works carried out in several directions and expressed hope
that soon better results will be registered. It is spoken about the
association agreement, as well as deep and comprehensive free trade
agreements, freedom of justice, security issues.
`As positive achievement I want to note the establishment of Diplomacy
School in Armenia, steps carried out toward facilitation of process of
getting visas, reforms taking place in the legal sphere. As a result
we approved the program of reforms of the police sphere. This year we
will wrap up the national program on protection of human rights.
Serious reforms have been carried out in the free trade sphere as a
result of which we hope it will be possible to establish such
relations with the EU so that our businessmen will manage to export
their products to the EU markets without any obstacles,' Arthur
Baghdasaryan said.
Raul de Lutzenberger, highlighting the works carried out by the
Advisory group, noted that there is still work to be done. `I am glad
for the assessment voiced about the carried out work. For me it is
important that Armenia felt the concrete results getting concrete
assistance within the framework of the Advisory group. I am glad that
we will be able to continue the joint work,' R. de Lutzenberger said.
UN coordinator in Armenia Dafina Gercheva underscored the importance
of the meeting which has two main goals ` discuss and approve the last
year's work of the Advisory group as well as point out the working
plan of the second phase.
Team Leader Rolf Boehnke noted that during the previous year the EU
group presented suggestions on the implementation of reforms in
political and economic spheres. Assistance has been provided for the
negotiations over signing the EU deep and comprehensive free trade
agreement.
From: A. Papazian