HEAD OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION DELEGATION IN ARMENIA ARRIVES IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan
Dec 04 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The Head of the European Commission
delegation in Armenia Ambassador Per Eklund handed on Decemeber
4 a copy of his credentials to the RA Deputy Foreign Minister
A. Bayburtian. A. Bayburtian welcomed the newly appointed ambassador,
wishing him success in implementing his high mission. Ambassador Eklund
in his turn expressed a willingness to promote the development of
the EU-Armenian relations as much as possible. During the meeting,
the sides spoke about the EU-Armenia Action Plan approved on
November 14 and discussed issues related to its implementation. It
was noted that the Action Plan will form a basis for deepening the
EU-Armenia relations, which have entered a new stage, in the next
five years. Reference: Per Eklind was born in 1945 in Sweden. In
1971 he graduated from the Department of Political Science, History,
Literature History and Scandinavian Languages of Umea University
(Sweden). In 1973-1992, he worked at Umea University first as the
executive director of the extra-mural studies council, then as the
administrative director of the territorail higher education council
and the head of educational technologiies unit. In 1992-1995, he was
the chief advisor to Scandinavian countries’ minister in Demark. In
1997-1998, he was the chief administrator of the European Commission
TACIS Program. In 1998-2000, he worked as the head of SCR A3 Group
in Russia. In 2000-2003, he was the acting head, then the head of of
AIDCO unit. In 2003-2006, he was the head of the European Commission
delegation in Caribbean countries. He is fluent in English, German,
French, Danish and Russian.