Armenian FM attended the meeting of Visegrad Four and Eastern
Partnership countries
Public Radio of Armenia
armradio.am
13:59 18.05.2013
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the
meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Four and Eastern
Partnership countries in Krakow. In attendance were also the EU High
Commissioner for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, EU
Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, Ĺtefan
Füle, the Foreign Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia and Azerbaijan, the
Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus, the Minister for European Affairs
of Ireland, which currently holds EU presidency.
The participants of the meetings discussed the results of cooperation
within the framework of the Eastern Partnership, the perspectives of
future partnership were outlined, reference was made to the
implementation of the Eastern Partnership roadmap and the steps to be
taken ahead of the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius.
In this contexts the EU representatives hailed the progress achieved
in the negotiations with Armenia.
Speaking at the sitting, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
noted: `The Eastern Partnership has become an effective mechanism of
reinforcement of our relations with the European Union; it has changed
the quality and nature of our cooperation with the EU.'
`Our cooperation agenda is comprehensive; it includes political
dialogue, institutional reforms, economy, industry, mobility,
migration and others,' Minister Nalbandian stated.
The Armenian Foreign Minister presented the results of the negotiation
on the Association Agreement and the creation of the Free and
Comprehensive Free Trade Zone.
Partnership countries
Public Radio of Armenia
armradio.am
13:59 18.05.2013
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the
meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Four and Eastern
Partnership countries in Krakow. In attendance were also the EU High
Commissioner for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, EU
Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, Ĺtefan
Füle, the Foreign Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia and Azerbaijan, the
Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus, the Minister for European Affairs
of Ireland, which currently holds EU presidency.
The participants of the meetings discussed the results of cooperation
within the framework of the Eastern Partnership, the perspectives of
future partnership were outlined, reference was made to the
implementation of the Eastern Partnership roadmap and the steps to be
taken ahead of the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius.
In this contexts the EU representatives hailed the progress achieved
in the negotiations with Armenia.
Speaking at the sitting, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
noted: `The Eastern Partnership has become an effective mechanism of
reinforcement of our relations with the European Union; it has changed
the quality and nature of our cooperation with the EU.'
`Our cooperation agenda is comprehensive; it includes political
dialogue, institutional reforms, economy, industry, mobility,
migration and others,' Minister Nalbandian stated.
The Armenian Foreign Minister presented the results of the negotiation
on the Association Agreement and the creation of the Free and
Comprehensive Free Trade Zone.