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ARMENIA'S MAIN LINKS WITH EU INCLUDE EDUCATION, SCIENCE, CULTURE - LITHUANIAN EDU MINISTER
Baltic News Service / - BNS
October 1, 2013 Tuesday 1:33 PM EET
VILNIUS, Oct 01, BNS - After turning to Russia's Customs Union,
Armenia will share cooperation in areas, such as education, science
and culture, with the European Union (EU), Lithuania's Education and
Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis says.
Armenia's plans announced last month to join the Customs Union would
prevent its signing of the Association and Free Trade Agreement with
the EU. It was earlier expected that the agreement could be initialed
during the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius in late November.
"We acknowledge that Armenia's relations with the European Union
will be maintained through education, science and probably culture,
as other types of cooperation will probably be impossible, therefore,
this will remain the main connecting thread," Pavalkis told journalists
on Tuesday.
The minister attended an international conference in Vilnius on
Europe's international cooperation and strengthening of Eastern
Partnership in fields of research, experimental development and
innovations. The conference focused on cooperation with Eastern
Partnership countries.
After the event, Pavalkis assured that cooperation with the countries
will be continued in these fields.
"We will cooperate with Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in the
framework of Horizon 2020 and Erasmus Plus," the minister said.
In his words, the conference resulted in the so-called Vilnius
declaration, which envisaged EU cooperation with Eastern partners in
the domains.
The Eastern Partnership program, which involves Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, is among the priorities of
the Lithuanian EU Council presidency.
Vilnius newsroom, [email protected], +370 5 205 8510
Baltic News Service / - BNS
October 1, 2013 Tuesday 1:33 PM EET
VILNIUS, Oct 01, BNS - After turning to Russia's Customs Union,
Armenia will share cooperation in areas, such as education, science
and culture, with the European Union (EU), Lithuania's Education and
Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis says.
Armenia's plans announced last month to join the Customs Union would
prevent its signing of the Association and Free Trade Agreement with
the EU. It was earlier expected that the agreement could be initialed
during the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius in late November.
"We acknowledge that Armenia's relations with the European Union
will be maintained through education, science and probably culture,
as other types of cooperation will probably be impossible, therefore,
this will remain the main connecting thread," Pavalkis told journalists
on Tuesday.
The minister attended an international conference in Vilnius on
Europe's international cooperation and strengthening of Eastern
Partnership in fields of research, experimental development and
innovations. The conference focused on cooperation with Eastern
Partnership countries.
After the event, Pavalkis assured that cooperation with the countries
will be continued in these fields.
"We will cooperate with Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in the
framework of Horizon 2020 and Erasmus Plus," the minister said.
In his words, the conference resulted in the so-called Vilnius
declaration, which envisaged EU cooperation with Eastern partners in
the domains.
The Eastern Partnership program, which involves Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, is among the priorities of
the Lithuanian EU Council presidency.
Vilnius newsroom, [email protected], +370 5 205 8510