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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR FURTHER ARMENIA-EU RELATIONS, HEAD OF EU DELEGATION STATES
Mediamax
Oct 22 2012
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Traian Hristea
said today that the upcoming presidential elections due in February
are important for further Armenia-EU relations.
During today's meeting with journalists, he noted that the EU will
continue using "more for more" principle, Mediamax reports.
"We hail the readiness of the authorities to continue the reforms. We
have already made progress in the talks on Association Agreement,
start talks on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement
and in fact, we finished negotiations on the Visa Facilitation and
Readmission. We hope that the agreements won't only be signed on
paper but will become agreements which bring a number of changes and
transformations which will change the life of an ordinary citizen in
case of proper implementation", said Traian Hristea.
In the context of the upcoming presidential elections, the Head of
the EU Delegation also pointed out that it was important that the
country's authorities fully implemented all the recommendations of
the OSCE/ ODIHR.
Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office Andrey Sorokin recalled in his turn
that the Armenian President stressed during one of his recent speeches
that the elections will be held in accord with the recommendations
and notes of the OSCE/ ODIHR.
"In fact, we got an assurance of from the senior official of Armenia
regarding the holding of the elections", said Andrey Sorokin.
He assured that the OSCE Office will continue implementation of its
projects on supporting democratic reforms in Armenia. The overall
cost of the project makes EUR1.7mln and is implemented by the OSCE
and EU Offices in Armenia.
Mediamax
Oct 22 2012
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Traian Hristea
said today that the upcoming presidential elections due in February
are important for further Armenia-EU relations.
During today's meeting with journalists, he noted that the EU will
continue using "more for more" principle, Mediamax reports.
"We hail the readiness of the authorities to continue the reforms. We
have already made progress in the talks on Association Agreement,
start talks on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement
and in fact, we finished negotiations on the Visa Facilitation and
Readmission. We hope that the agreements won't only be signed on
paper but will become agreements which bring a number of changes and
transformations which will change the life of an ordinary citizen in
case of proper implementation", said Traian Hristea.
In the context of the upcoming presidential elections, the Head of
the EU Delegation also pointed out that it was important that the
country's authorities fully implemented all the recommendations of
the OSCE/ ODIHR.
Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office Andrey Sorokin recalled in his turn
that the Armenian President stressed during one of his recent speeches
that the elections will be held in accord with the recommendations
and notes of the OSCE/ ODIHR.
"In fact, we got an assurance of from the senior official of Armenia
regarding the holding of the elections", said Andrey Sorokin.
He assured that the OSCE Office will continue implementation of its
projects on supporting democratic reforms in Armenia. The overall
cost of the project makes EUR1.7mln and is implemented by the OSCE
and EU Offices in Armenia.