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THE FIRST EU-ARMENIA SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING ON ENERGY, NUCLEAR SAFETY, TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 18, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, ARMENPRESS: The first EU-Armenia Sub-committee
meeting on energy, nuclear safety, transport and environment will
take place in Yerevan on 19 October. The establishment of this new
subcommittee is a sign of the increasingly closer relations between
the EU and Armenia.
The meeting will be co-chaired by Mr. Areg Galstyan, Deputy Minister
of Energy and Natural Resources on the Armenian side, and by Mr. John
Kjaer , Head of Unit "Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Southern Caucasus,"
Directorate General for External Relations on the EU side.
The subcommittee will discuss recent developments in the field of
energy in Armenia and the EU, regional energy cooperation, and nuclear
safety and security issues, including steps towards the decommissioning
of the Medzamor nuclear power plant. The subcommittee will also review
latest developments in the transport sector, developments in Armenia's
environmental policy and governance, as well as climate change and
civil protection issues.
The European Union has provided continuous support to Armenia in the
fields of energy, nuclear safety, transport and environment. Efforts
have included rehabilitation measures and ensuring minimum safety
standards for Medzamor with more than EURO 59 million of assistance,
renewable energy projects, as well as regional energy cooperation
assistance through the INOGATE programme and the "Baku Initiative". In
the field of transport, Armenia benefits from the TRACECA programme
(Trans-European Corridor Europe Caucasus and Asia) since 1993. The
EU has also actively promoted regional cooperation on environmental
issues, notably through the establishment of the Regional Environmental
Center for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), as well as more recent regional
projects on climate change and civil protection.
On 22 April 1996 a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement was signed
between the Republic of Armenia and European Union (PCA), which entered
into force on 1 July 1999. a Cooperation Committee was established
according to Article 83 of the PCA. During the eleventh EU-Armenian
Cooperation Committee on 17 September 2010 a decision on establishing
the new subcommittee was signed. The new subcommittee provides forums
to discuss key issues related to cooperation in the energy, nuclear
safety, transport and environment fields.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 18, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, ARMENPRESS: The first EU-Armenia Sub-committee
meeting on energy, nuclear safety, transport and environment will
take place in Yerevan on 19 October. The establishment of this new
subcommittee is a sign of the increasingly closer relations between
the EU and Armenia.
The meeting will be co-chaired by Mr. Areg Galstyan, Deputy Minister
of Energy and Natural Resources on the Armenian side, and by Mr. John
Kjaer , Head of Unit "Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Southern Caucasus,"
Directorate General for External Relations on the EU side.
The subcommittee will discuss recent developments in the field of
energy in Armenia and the EU, regional energy cooperation, and nuclear
safety and security issues, including steps towards the decommissioning
of the Medzamor nuclear power plant. The subcommittee will also review
latest developments in the transport sector, developments in Armenia's
environmental policy and governance, as well as climate change and
civil protection issues.
The European Union has provided continuous support to Armenia in the
fields of energy, nuclear safety, transport and environment. Efforts
have included rehabilitation measures and ensuring minimum safety
standards for Medzamor with more than EURO 59 million of assistance,
renewable energy projects, as well as regional energy cooperation
assistance through the INOGATE programme and the "Baku Initiative". In
the field of transport, Armenia benefits from the TRACECA programme
(Trans-European Corridor Europe Caucasus and Asia) since 1993. The
EU has also actively promoted regional cooperation on environmental
issues, notably through the establishment of the Regional Environmental
Center for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), as well as more recent regional
projects on climate change and civil protection.
On 22 April 1996 a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement was signed
between the Republic of Armenia and European Union (PCA), which entered
into force on 1 July 1999. a Cooperation Committee was established
according to Article 83 of the PCA. During the eleventh EU-Armenian
Cooperation Committee on 17 September 2010 a decision on establishing
the new subcommittee was signed. The new subcommittee provides forums
to discuss key issues related to cooperation in the energy, nuclear
safety, transport and environment fields.
From: A. Papazian