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ARMENIA-BASED HERITAGE PARTY MAY JOIN EUROPEAN PEOPLE'S PARTY
Tert.am
16:06 ~U 14.10.11
On Oct. 13 evening, at the Brussels Headquarters of the European
People's Party (EPP), Stepan Safaryan, Chairman of the Heritage
group, Parliament of Armenia, held a meeting with EPP President
Wilfried Martens.
Attending the meeting was Mr. Eduardo Lorenzo Ochoa, EU Policy Advisor
to the National Assembly of Armenia, and Ms. Brenda Furniere, Head
of President's Cabinet.
At the EPP president's request, the Armenian MP informed him of
the domestic political situation in Armenia on the threshold of
parliamentary elections, reforms in a number of areas and the Heritage
party's stance on them, as well as the party's plans.
The sides exchanged views on domestic and foreign policy issues, the
positions of the EPP and Heritage party, as well as on common values.
Mr. Sarfaryan expressed his appreciation of the cooperation EPP
established with the Heritage party after it got into Armenia's
Parliament years ago. He pointed out the importance of developing
this cooperation. The sides shared the opinion that the issue of the
Heritage party's joining the EPP has reached a turning point as the
Armenian party meets the EPP-set main requirements.
In conclusion, Mr. Wilfried Martens informed Stepan Safaryan that,
after EPP Political Assembly makes a decision on launching a membership
process at one of its next meetings, an EPP fact-finding mission will
arrive in Armenia to assess the four applicant parties' conformity
with the EPP-set requirements. The fact-finding mission's reports
will serve as a basis for further decisions.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
16:06 ~U 14.10.11
On Oct. 13 evening, at the Brussels Headquarters of the European
People's Party (EPP), Stepan Safaryan, Chairman of the Heritage
group, Parliament of Armenia, held a meeting with EPP President
Wilfried Martens.
Attending the meeting was Mr. Eduardo Lorenzo Ochoa, EU Policy Advisor
to the National Assembly of Armenia, and Ms. Brenda Furniere, Head
of President's Cabinet.
At the EPP president's request, the Armenian MP informed him of
the domestic political situation in Armenia on the threshold of
parliamentary elections, reforms in a number of areas and the Heritage
party's stance on them, as well as the party's plans.
The sides exchanged views on domestic and foreign policy issues, the
positions of the EPP and Heritage party, as well as on common values.
Mr. Sarfaryan expressed his appreciation of the cooperation EPP
established with the Heritage party after it got into Armenia's
Parliament years ago. He pointed out the importance of developing
this cooperation. The sides shared the opinion that the issue of the
Heritage party's joining the EPP has reached a turning point as the
Armenian party meets the EPP-set main requirements.
In conclusion, Mr. Wilfried Martens informed Stepan Safaryan that,
after EPP Political Assembly makes a decision on launching a membership
process at one of its next meetings, an EPP fact-finding mission will
arrive in Armenia to assess the four applicant parties' conformity
with the EPP-set requirements. The fact-finding mission's reports
will serve as a basis for further decisions.
From: A. Papazian