Estonian president pledges to help Armenia’s EU ties

Mediamax news agency
15 Nov 04

YEREVAN

Estonian President Arnold Ruutel said in Yerevan today that his
country’s membership of the European Union “is creating fresh
prerequisites for developing relations with Armenia”.

Arnold Ruutel told a briefing in Yerevan that “if we can be useful to
Armenia, then Estonia is ready to offer any possible help”, Mediamax
news agency reports.

In turn, Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said that Estonia’s
membership of the EU sets up “a fresh vector of cooperation”.

He recalled that the South Caucasus countries were incorporated into
the EU’s Wider Europe: New Neighbourhood programme in June this
year. “It is important for us that the new relations be filled with
specific content,” Robert Kocharyan said. He said that Estonia could
play its role in this process.