ARMENIA, EU SIGN ACTION PLAN ON COOPERATION

Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
Nov 14 2006

Yerevan, 14 November: Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan and
Minister of Trade and Development Paula Lehtomaeki of Finland, which
holds the EU presidency, signed the Action Plan of Armenia within
the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy in Brussels today.

The signing of the document preceded the session of the Armenia-EU
cooperation council, in which Germany’s Deputy Foreign Minister
Guenter Gloser, EU envoy for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby,
and representatives of the European Commission took part, the press
service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry told Mediamax today.

In her speech, Paula Lehtomaeki highly praised the Action Plan which
was developed jointly between Armenia and the EU. She said that the
EU was ready to help with the realization of the document.

The issue of maintaining Armenia’s energy security was also discussed
at the session.