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ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EU REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS FUTURE COOPERATION
YEREVAN, March 12. / ARKA /. Armenian government officials and
representatives of the European Union's Delegation to Armenia met
today to discuss assistance instruments offered by the 27-nation
bloc with the focus on Twinning, TAIEX and SIGMA programs as well
as on cross-border cooperation and the European Neighborhood and
Partnership Instrument (ENPI).
According to Armenian deputy economy minister Garegin Melkonyan, the
two sides plan to step up cooperation in private sector development,
agriculture and justice which are expected to become priorities in
the future.
The deputy minister declined to say what is the amount of assistance
Armenia expects from the EU.
"It is difficult to give monetary estimates, since, for example
TAIEX instrument does not have a separate budget item for Armenia
and allocates funds from the common budget and the amount is decided
depending on the country's activity," said Melkonyan .
Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Traian Hristea,
also declined to speak in terms of money saying that the sides should
concentrate on those areas where cooperation is possible.
He said the meeting would discuss procedural issues related to
Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union.
"We already have an agreement on cooperation and partnership between
the EU and Armenia and we will try to implement the arrangements
reached at Vilnius summit, related in particular to the action plan.
Technical assistance which we are discussing is an integral part
of this process, and we will continue talks with Armenian partners
on specific areas of cooperation and our possible assistance," said
Hristea. -0-
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YEREVAN, March 12. / ARKA /. Armenian government officials and
representatives of the European Union's Delegation to Armenia met
today to discuss assistance instruments offered by the 27-nation
bloc with the focus on Twinning, TAIEX and SIGMA programs as well
as on cross-border cooperation and the European Neighborhood and
Partnership Instrument (ENPI).
According to Armenian deputy economy minister Garegin Melkonyan, the
two sides plan to step up cooperation in private sector development,
agriculture and justice which are expected to become priorities in
the future.
The deputy minister declined to say what is the amount of assistance
Armenia expects from the EU.
"It is difficult to give monetary estimates, since, for example
TAIEX instrument does not have a separate budget item for Armenia
and allocates funds from the common budget and the amount is decided
depending on the country's activity," said Melkonyan .
Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Traian Hristea,
also declined to speak in terms of money saying that the sides should
concentrate on those areas where cooperation is possible.
He said the meeting would discuss procedural issues related to
Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union.
"We already have an agreement on cooperation and partnership between
the EU and Armenia and we will try to implement the arrangements
reached at Vilnius summit, related in particular to the action plan.
Technical assistance which we are discussing is an integral part
of this process, and we will continue talks with Armenian partners
on specific areas of cooperation and our possible assistance," said
Hristea. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenian_government_officials_and_eu_representativ es_discuss_future_cooperation/#sthash.1Zq42pHL.dpuf