EUROPEAN UNION POSITIVELY ASSESSES PROCESS OF REFORMS IN ARMENIA

BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The 7th sitting of the Armenia-EU
Cooperation Committee took place in Brussels on October 25. The
Armenian delegation headed by the RA Minister of Trade and Economic
Development Karen Chshmaritian was composed of the deputy ministers of
foreign affairs, justice, finance and economy, and energy, and the
Head of the RA Mission in the EU Vigen Chitechian. The European
delegation was headed H. Mingareli, Director of the Directorship
General for Foreign Relations. According to the RA MFA Press and
Information Department, issues related to the European Neighborhood
Policy were discussed at the sitting. The Armenian officials
representing various sectors spoke about the reforms implemented and
to be implemented in these sectors. The EU positively assessed the
process of reforms in Armenia and attached special importance to the
signing of the Action Plan under the European Neighborhood Policy
Program on November 14 and to the further cooperation within the
framework of the program. K. Chshmaritian on October 26 met with David
O’Sullivan, Director of the European Commission’s Directorship General
of Trade. The sides discussed issues related to granting Armenia
status of a free economic zone and market economy, problems of
EU-Armenia trade regime and issues concering the development of
bilateral trade.