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EU AMBASSADOR PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION WITH ARMENIA
14:55 * 16.12.14
The EU ambassador to Armenia said Tuesday that the Union respects
all its partners' decisions and choices to join different trade blocs
and promised to continue cooperation with Armenia after the country's
accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Trajan Hristea said that though September 3, 2013 decision (President
Serzh Sargsyan's statement announcing a political U-turn) came as a
surprise to the EU, its institutions fully considered the its reasons,
thinking of future ways of developing the partnership.
The diplomat said he hopes that discussions will help reach a
consensus, adding that the future trends of cooperation were agreed
upon at the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius (Lithuania)
last year.
He said that the past year was a period of important developments,
with the sides demonstrating willingness to continue trade cooperation
and partnership in sectors of mutual interest.
Describing Armenia as the third key trade partner for the EU in both
the exports and imports, Mr Hristea noted that the EU remains the
major investor in the country.
The ambassador said that the mutual partnership will continue in
both the trade sector and human rights protection. He also promised
continued efforts in the development of rural communities, and civil
society-building.
He added that the Union did not enforce any sanctions in Armenia after
the September 3 statement that marked a major shift in the country's
foreign policy line after over three years of negotiations over the
Association Agreement.
Addressing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the ambassador said that the
Union has always backed the current format of negotiated settlement
of the land dispute.
Asked to comment on the recent acts of violence against opposition
representatives, Mr Hristea said only that the corresponding circles
have taken the fact into consideration. But he refrained from any
evaluation, promising that the EU will soon make a joint statement
with partners to address the incident.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/16/traian/1537554
14:55 * 16.12.14
The EU ambassador to Armenia said Tuesday that the Union respects
all its partners' decisions and choices to join different trade blocs
and promised to continue cooperation with Armenia after the country's
accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Trajan Hristea said that though September 3, 2013 decision (President
Serzh Sargsyan's statement announcing a political U-turn) came as a
surprise to the EU, its institutions fully considered the its reasons,
thinking of future ways of developing the partnership.
The diplomat said he hopes that discussions will help reach a
consensus, adding that the future trends of cooperation were agreed
upon at the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius (Lithuania)
last year.
He said that the past year was a period of important developments,
with the sides demonstrating willingness to continue trade cooperation
and partnership in sectors of mutual interest.
Describing Armenia as the third key trade partner for the EU in both
the exports and imports, Mr Hristea noted that the EU remains the
major investor in the country.
The ambassador said that the mutual partnership will continue in
both the trade sector and human rights protection. He also promised
continued efforts in the development of rural communities, and civil
society-building.
He added that the Union did not enforce any sanctions in Armenia after
the September 3 statement that marked a major shift in the country's
foreign policy line after over three years of negotiations over the
Association Agreement.
Addressing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the ambassador said that the
Union has always backed the current format of negotiated settlement
of the land dispute.
Asked to comment on the recent acts of violence against opposition
representatives, Mr Hristea said only that the corresponding circles
have taken the fact into consideration. But he refrained from any
evaluation, promising that the EU will soon make a joint statement
with partners to address the incident.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/16/traian/1537554