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ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS MEET THE MEMBERS OF THE EU-ARMENIA FRIENDSHIP GROUP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=5852&year=2013&month=04&d ay=25&lang=eng
25.04.2013
On April 25 the members of the Committees of Parliamentary Cooperation
of the RA NA Euronest and Armenia-European Union met with the members
of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group of the European Parliament.
Welcoming the guests the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on
Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan deemed important the first visit of
the Friendship Group to the Armenian Parliament and expressed hope
that in the near future such meetings would be held frequently.
In the course of the meeting both sides highlighted the deepening of
Armenia-EU relations, the integration process and especially stressed
the importance of signing of the Association Agreement for Armenia,
as well as the establishment of the Comprehensive Free Trade Area.
The sides considered important the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno
Karabakh problem, the continuation of the negotiations, and the
solution of the issue through military means was deemed inadmissible.
The members of the European Parliament emphasized the deepening of
democratic reforms in the Nagorno Karabakh, which would promote the
peaceful settlement of the problem. In that context the strengthening
of democracy in the South Caucasus was also highlighted.
The attendees deemed important the participation of the representatives
of the NGOs and civil societies of the Nagorno Karabakh in the
programmes of the reinforcement of civil society being implemented
within the framework of Euronest.
In the meeting both sides also touched upon the democratic reforms
and deepening of democracy in Armenia. In this context the guests
highlighted the holding of free and fair elections, underlining that
there were things to be done in that direction. The European colleagues
expressed readiness to back the implementation of those reforms.
At the end of the meeting in the name of the Armenian MPs Artak
Zakaryan expressed willingness to develop and deepen the bilateral
relations.
http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=5852&year=2013&month=04&d ay=25&lang=eng
25.04.2013
On April 25 the members of the Committees of Parliamentary Cooperation
of the RA NA Euronest and Armenia-European Union met with the members
of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group of the European Parliament.
Welcoming the guests the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on
Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan deemed important the first visit of
the Friendship Group to the Armenian Parliament and expressed hope
that in the near future such meetings would be held frequently.
In the course of the meeting both sides highlighted the deepening of
Armenia-EU relations, the integration process and especially stressed
the importance of signing of the Association Agreement for Armenia,
as well as the establishment of the Comprehensive Free Trade Area.
The sides considered important the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno
Karabakh problem, the continuation of the negotiations, and the
solution of the issue through military means was deemed inadmissible.
The members of the European Parliament emphasized the deepening of
democratic reforms in the Nagorno Karabakh, which would promote the
peaceful settlement of the problem. In that context the strengthening
of democracy in the South Caucasus was also highlighted.
The attendees deemed important the participation of the representatives
of the NGOs and civil societies of the Nagorno Karabakh in the
programmes of the reinforcement of civil society being implemented
within the framework of Euronest.
In the meeting both sides also touched upon the democratic reforms
and deepening of democracy in Armenia. In this context the guests
highlighted the holding of free and fair elections, underlining that
there were things to be done in that direction. The European colleagues
expressed readiness to back the implementation of those reforms.
At the end of the meeting in the name of the Armenian MPs Artak
Zakaryan expressed willingness to develop and deepen the bilateral
relations.