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FULE: EU TO CONTINUE BACKING ARMENIA'S AMBITIOUS REFORMS
ENPI Info Centre
Sept 20 2011
The EU will continue backing Armenia's ambitious agenda of internal
reforms, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood
Policy tefan Fule has said. In a statement following his meeting with
Prime Minister TigranSargsyanof Armenia,on 19 Septemberin Brussels,
he announced the Commission's decision to open negotiations on the
visa facilitation and readmission agreements with Armenia, with the
talks expected to begin as soon as the Council adopts the mandate.
Fule said the EU and Armenia were both "committed to further enhance
the relations within the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy"and
voicedhope that the forthcoming Eastern Partnership Summit (29-30
September, Warsaw) would "create an important momentum to bring the
countries of the Eastern Partnership even closer to the EU".
The Commissioner said Armenia had advanced in the negotiations on
the Association Agreement, including the preparations for Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area, but had to do more "building on the
good progress reached in the recent months."
Fule noted that the EU had practically doubled assistance to Armenia
as of 2011 and underlined that the EU Advisory Group would continue
to support the Armenian authorities over the reforms in the core
areas of the Association Agreement.(ENPI Info Centre)
http://enpi-info.eu/maineast.php?id=26413&id_type=1&lang_id=450
From: A. Papazian
ENPI Info Centre
Sept 20 2011
The EU will continue backing Armenia's ambitious agenda of internal
reforms, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood
Policy tefan Fule has said. In a statement following his meeting with
Prime Minister TigranSargsyanof Armenia,on 19 Septemberin Brussels,
he announced the Commission's decision to open negotiations on the
visa facilitation and readmission agreements with Armenia, with the
talks expected to begin as soon as the Council adopts the mandate.
Fule said the EU and Armenia were both "committed to further enhance
the relations within the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy"and
voicedhope that the forthcoming Eastern Partnership Summit (29-30
September, Warsaw) would "create an important momentum to bring the
countries of the Eastern Partnership even closer to the EU".
The Commissioner said Armenia had advanced in the negotiations on
the Association Agreement, including the preparations for Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area, but had to do more "building on the
good progress reached in the recent months."
Fule noted that the EU had practically doubled assistance to Armenia
as of 2011 and underlined that the EU Advisory Group would continue
to support the Armenian authorities over the reforms in the core
areas of the Association Agreement.(ENPI Info Centre)
http://enpi-info.eu/maineast.php?id=26413&id_type=1&lang_id=450
From: A. Papazian