PanARMENIAN.Net
South Caucasus Mirror Image of Balkans while Armenia
and Bulgaria Are Key States
13.10.2006 14:35 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The South Caucasus is a mirror image of Balkans
while Bulgaria and Armenia are the key states of these regions,
Bulgarian Ambassador to Armenia Stefan Dimitrov said in an interview
with PanARMENIAN.Net. In his words, the Europe’s border goes along the
South Caucasus. `We want the stability and security zone to extend. In
my opinion, Turkey’s possible EU membership will inevitably raise the
Armenian issue. From this standpoint I am glad to witness the
consistent development of the European Neighborhood Policy in Armenia
and the other South Caucasian states. This policy will yield good
fruit in some 10-15 years,’ he said. Stefan Dimitrov voiced assurance
that after the signing of the Action Plan `we should all consider a
new European image of Armenia.’ `We also prepare an interparliamentary
protocol on cooperation. At that I should mention that its
implementation will not depend on the outcomes of elections in either
of the states. The project provides for cooperation on a permanent
institutional basis. The whole negotiation base will be adapted in
view of Bulgaria’s joining the European Union. Our state is obliged to
do this while the adaptation of bilateral agreements is a useful
necessity for Armenia as well within the context of her own European
integration policy, the Ambassador said.