GERMAN AMBASSADOR SAYS DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH NEEDED FOR EASTERN PARTNERSHIP STATES
ARMENPRESS
14:45, 20 September, 2011
The Eastern Partnership Summit in Warsaw will give an opportunity
to outline the directions that will take to more close contacts and
relations, German ambassador to Armenia Hans-Yochan Shcmidt said,
voicing hope that a conclusive communique will be adopted in Warsaw
where points connected with the facilitation of visa regime will
be included.
The ambassador expressed hope that the European Union and Armenia
will start negotiations over the facilitation of entrance visa regime.
"The free mobility of people is an important issue. The EU is
interested in the economic development in the region and it may
also have its impact on the economic and social condition", the
ambassador said.
Schmidt stressed that the EU member states are interested in
more close cooperation with the six states of Eastern Partnership
(Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus), but there
are accentuated differences between these states thus it is difficult
to apply same approaches toward them.
ARMENPRESS
14:45, 20 September, 2011
The Eastern Partnership Summit in Warsaw will give an opportunity
to outline the directions that will take to more close contacts and
relations, German ambassador to Armenia Hans-Yochan Shcmidt said,
voicing hope that a conclusive communique will be adopted in Warsaw
where points connected with the facilitation of visa regime will
be included.
The ambassador expressed hope that the European Union and Armenia
will start negotiations over the facilitation of entrance visa regime.
"The free mobility of people is an important issue. The EU is
interested in the economic development in the region and it may
also have its impact on the economic and social condition", the
ambassador said.
Schmidt stressed that the EU member states are interested in
more close cooperation with the six states of Eastern Partnership
(Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus), but there
are accentuated differences between these states thus it is difficult
to apply same approaches toward them.