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EP PRESIDENT: ARMENIA IS A MAJOR PARTNER FOR THE EU
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12:02 11.01.2013
The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, met with
the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Hoavik Abrahamyan.
Armenia makes part of the European Neighborhood Policy. Among others,
they discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the negotiations
for the deeper comprehensive association agreement between the EU and
Armenia. After their meeting, both Presidents offered a press point.
"Armenia is a major partner for the EU. The cooperation between our
two parliaments is vital for the future developments. We discussed
about the parliamentarian election of spring last year, we discussed
the presidential elections ahead, evaluated the conformity of the
elections to the European standards last year and we discussed about
our observation mission for the presidential election. We discussed
the necessity to go ahead and to develop the negotiation for a deeper
comprehensive free trade agreement," Mr. Schulz said following the
meeting.
"The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is unsustainable, it's quite clear.
Both sides should do efforts towards a solution. Both sides are
invited by the EP to avoid any statement which could lead to more
tensions and more conflicts," EP President added.
Armenian Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan said, in turn, that "both sides
(EU and Armenia) are keen on concluding the Association agreement and
the EFTA talks during 2013." "We emphasized the positive influence of
this process on Armenia's economic development and domestic reforms
and in the consolidation of democracy," he added.
"Armenia adheres to her promise, enabling citizens of the EU to enter
the Republic of Armenia, without a visa," he noted.
"The criteria of the EU concerning the rule of law, transparency,
democracy, democratic accountability of executive action; this is in
the frame on the ongoing negotiations about the deeper comprehensive
free-trade agreement. Without any doubt the co-item of our role as EP
to look, is that beside the economical and technical negotiations,
these questions of values and democratic standards are a co-element
of the negotiations. And this was clearly discussed and agreed between
us," President of eth European Parliament concluded.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/01/11/ep-presidet-armenia-is-a-major-partner-for-the-eu/
12:02 11.01.2013
The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, met with
the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Hoavik Abrahamyan.
Armenia makes part of the European Neighborhood Policy. Among others,
they discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the negotiations
for the deeper comprehensive association agreement between the EU and
Armenia. After their meeting, both Presidents offered a press point.
"Armenia is a major partner for the EU. The cooperation between our
two parliaments is vital for the future developments. We discussed
about the parliamentarian election of spring last year, we discussed
the presidential elections ahead, evaluated the conformity of the
elections to the European standards last year and we discussed about
our observation mission for the presidential election. We discussed
the necessity to go ahead and to develop the negotiation for a deeper
comprehensive free trade agreement," Mr. Schulz said following the
meeting.
"The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is unsustainable, it's quite clear.
Both sides should do efforts towards a solution. Both sides are
invited by the EP to avoid any statement which could lead to more
tensions and more conflicts," EP President added.
Armenian Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan said, in turn, that "both sides
(EU and Armenia) are keen on concluding the Association agreement and
the EFTA talks during 2013." "We emphasized the positive influence of
this process on Armenia's economic development and domestic reforms
and in the consolidation of democracy," he added.
"Armenia adheres to her promise, enabling citizens of the EU to enter
the Republic of Armenia, without a visa," he noted.
"The criteria of the EU concerning the rule of law, transparency,
democracy, democratic accountability of executive action; this is in
the frame on the ongoing negotiations about the deeper comprehensive
free-trade agreement. Without any doubt the co-item of our role as EP
to look, is that beside the economical and technical negotiations,
these questions of values and democratic standards are a co-element
of the negotiations. And this was clearly discussed and agreed between
us," President of eth European Parliament concluded.