ROBERT KOCHARIAN: ARMENIA-EU RELATIONS WILL ENTER INTO A MUCH MORE SYSTEMATIZED STAGE

Noyan Tapan
Dec 18 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. EU-Armenia relations were discussed
at the December 18 meeting between RA President Robert Kocharian and
EU Special Representative to South Caucasus, Peter Semneby who is in
Armenia within the framework of regional visit. As NT was informed
from RA President’s Press Office, the sides, in particular, touched
upon the Actions Plan signed within the framework of the European
Neighborhood Policy. R.Kocharian said that starting 2007, Armenia’s
relations with EU are entering into a much more systematized stage
and expressed the hope that the start will be successful. In his
words, currently an attempt to separate the main priorities of next
year from the general program of the Actions Plan and to clarify the
mechanisms of work with the European Commission are made. RA President
and EU Special Representative also touched upon the last developments
of negotiations on Nagorno Karabakh settlement, the constitutional
referendum held in Karabakh, as well as the forthcoming parliamentary
elections to be held in Armenia attaching importance to their holding
in correspondence with international standards.