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ARMENIA CAN BUILD BRIDGE BETWEEN EU AND EURASIAN UNION - PRESIDENT
14:46 * 10.04.15
As a member state of the Eurasian Economic Union and a country sharing
many values with the EU, Armenia can serve as a unique bridge between
the two blocs, President Serzh Sargsyan said in Italy.
In a speech at a dinner event with Italian parliamentarians,
the Armenian leader highly prioritized the Armenia-EU relations,
considering the EU a pivotal role-player in Armenia. "Our partnership
is based first of all on values; the Armenians and the Armenian
civilization are part and parcel of the European civilization, and
our state is committed to push those values forward.
"Ahead of the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, new legal foundations
for the Armenia-EU relations will be built to put our relations
on a regular track. At the same time, being a member state of the
Eurasian Economic Union and pursing standards closest to the EU,
we can become a bridge for many European countries, including Italy,
opening the way to the 170 million market," he said.
As a unique bridge in the Armenian-Italian relations, the president
particularly highlighted the role of the Mechitarist Congregation of
Venice (St Lazarus Island), which he said has served as an important
institution of Armenian studies and a special site of pilgrimage
since its inception in the 18th century.
Hailing the centuries-old friendship between the Armenian and Italian
nations, the president wished more success and achievements to the
development of future partnership.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/04/10/sargsyan-Italy/1642393
14:46 * 10.04.15
As a member state of the Eurasian Economic Union and a country sharing
many values with the EU, Armenia can serve as a unique bridge between
the two blocs, President Serzh Sargsyan said in Italy.
In a speech at a dinner event with Italian parliamentarians,
the Armenian leader highly prioritized the Armenia-EU relations,
considering the EU a pivotal role-player in Armenia. "Our partnership
is based first of all on values; the Armenians and the Armenian
civilization are part and parcel of the European civilization, and
our state is committed to push those values forward.
"Ahead of the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, new legal foundations
for the Armenia-EU relations will be built to put our relations
on a regular track. At the same time, being a member state of the
Eurasian Economic Union and pursing standards closest to the EU,
we can become a bridge for many European countries, including Italy,
opening the way to the 170 million market," he said.
As a unique bridge in the Armenian-Italian relations, the president
particularly highlighted the role of the Mechitarist Congregation of
Venice (St Lazarus Island), which he said has served as an important
institution of Armenian studies and a special site of pilgrimage
since its inception in the 18th century.
Hailing the centuries-old friendship between the Armenian and Italian
nations, the president wished more success and achievements to the
development of future partnership.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/04/10/sargsyan-Italy/1642393