ARMENIAN LEADER, EU ENVOY DISCUSS KARABAKH, ELECTIONS

Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
Dec 18 2006

Yerevan, 18 December: Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and EU
special representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby discussed
in Yerevan today the settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict and
the [10 December] constitutional referendum held in Nagornyy Karabakh.

The sides discussed the realization of the Action Plan of Armenia
within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy, the press
service of the Armenian president told Mediamax. In this connection,
Robert Kocharyan noted that a new, more coordinated stage in relations
between Armenia and the EU was to start in 2007. At present, the
Armenian side singles out the priorities of the Action Plan for the
next year and clarifies the mechanisms of joint work with the European
Commission, the president said.

Robert Kocharyan and Peter Semneby also discussed the forthcoming
parliamentary elections in 2007 and noted that it was important that
the elections meet international standards.