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EDWARD NALBANDYAN INVITED BELGIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TO ARMENIA
ARMENPRESS
24 July, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JULY 24, ARMENPRESS: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan participated in European Union
Eastern Partnership meeting with the level of the heads of Foreign
Affairs Ministers, hosted in Brussels. High Representative of the
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood
Policy Stefan Fule also took part in the session.
As information and public relations department of the Foreign Ministry
informed Armenpress, taking his floor Armenian Foreign Minister noted
that the works initiated since Eastern Partnership Prague constituent
Summit, passed through Warsaw Summit and ahead of the session due to
take place in Vilnius come to prove the efficiency of the project.
" Eastern Partnership Ministerial meetings enable a chance to exchange
views on the issues aimed to promote the cooperation, wrap up all
what have been already done and present the expectations as well as
elaborate new measures to be undertaken.
I am stating with gratitude that two years later after the launch of
the negotiations Armenian has registered tangible progress: 28 out
of 29 negotiations chapters have been completed, one chapter pertain
to one field remained to approval.
Based on the positive experience accumulated in the Association
Agreement negotiations, we expect a smooth progress over the Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area negotiations. Our goal is to approach
the final stage by the Vilnius summit.
Promoting contacts and cooperation between the people is another
important component. I am happy to note the visa regime facilitation
and readmission agreements are now about to be finalized and we
look forward to the signing and ratification in the near future
"the Minister announced.
Prior to the session Edward Nalbandyan had a meeting with European
Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan
Fule, in the course of which the interlocutors envisaged the organizing
issues pertain to the launch of Association of Donor conference taking
place in Armenia , the timetable for the planned high-level visits.
The interlocutors touched upon Association Agreement entry visa
facilitation, readmission, establishing deep and comprehensive
free trade area agreement negotiations, discussed the Armenia-EU
cooperation issues.
On the same day Armenian Foreign Affairs Minister had a meeting with
Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Didier J.L.
Reynders.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Belgium discussed in detail the
framework of bilateral relations, dwelled on political dialogue,
the expansion of legal field, the regular launch of consultations
between the ministries of foreign affairs, the promotion of economic
cooperation, the measures to be undertaken for the activation of
antiparliamentary relations.
During the negations the sides exchanged views on EU-Armenia relations.
The cooperation within the framework of Francophone international
organization was also discussed by the top diplomats.
By the offer of Belgium Foreign Affairs Minister, Nalbandyan presented
the efforts undertaken in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
Edward Nalbandyan invited his Belgium counterpart Didier J.L.
Reynders. to visit Armenian.
ARMENPRESS
24 July, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JULY 24, ARMENPRESS: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan participated in European Union
Eastern Partnership meeting with the level of the heads of Foreign
Affairs Ministers, hosted in Brussels. High Representative of the
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood
Policy Stefan Fule also took part in the session.
As information and public relations department of the Foreign Ministry
informed Armenpress, taking his floor Armenian Foreign Minister noted
that the works initiated since Eastern Partnership Prague constituent
Summit, passed through Warsaw Summit and ahead of the session due to
take place in Vilnius come to prove the efficiency of the project.
" Eastern Partnership Ministerial meetings enable a chance to exchange
views on the issues aimed to promote the cooperation, wrap up all
what have been already done and present the expectations as well as
elaborate new measures to be undertaken.
I am stating with gratitude that two years later after the launch of
the negotiations Armenian has registered tangible progress: 28 out
of 29 negotiations chapters have been completed, one chapter pertain
to one field remained to approval.
Based on the positive experience accumulated in the Association
Agreement negotiations, we expect a smooth progress over the Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area negotiations. Our goal is to approach
the final stage by the Vilnius summit.
Promoting contacts and cooperation between the people is another
important component. I am happy to note the visa regime facilitation
and readmission agreements are now about to be finalized and we
look forward to the signing and ratification in the near future
"the Minister announced.
Prior to the session Edward Nalbandyan had a meeting with European
Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan
Fule, in the course of which the interlocutors envisaged the organizing
issues pertain to the launch of Association of Donor conference taking
place in Armenia , the timetable for the planned high-level visits.
The interlocutors touched upon Association Agreement entry visa
facilitation, readmission, establishing deep and comprehensive
free trade area agreement negotiations, discussed the Armenia-EU
cooperation issues.
On the same day Armenian Foreign Affairs Minister had a meeting with
Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Didier J.L.
Reynders.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Belgium discussed in detail the
framework of bilateral relations, dwelled on political dialogue,
the expansion of legal field, the regular launch of consultations
between the ministries of foreign affairs, the promotion of economic
cooperation, the measures to be undertaken for the activation of
antiparliamentary relations.
During the negations the sides exchanged views on EU-Armenia relations.
The cooperation within the framework of Francophone international
organization was also discussed by the top diplomats.
By the offer of Belgium Foreign Affairs Minister, Nalbandyan presented
the efforts undertaken in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
Edward Nalbandyan invited his Belgium counterpart Didier J.L.
Reynders. to visit Armenian.