THE JOINT EU-ARMENIA ACTION PLAN BEING IMPLEMENTED

ArmRadio.am
16.01.2007 17:13

Armenia is preparing to accomplish the joint Armenia-EU Action Plan in
the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy, RA Deputy Foreign
Minister Armen Baybourtyan told Armenpress correspondent. According to
the Deputy Minister, on the political level importance was attached
to the defense of human rights, reinforcement of democracy and
legal state. Priority was given to the accomplishment of Armenia’s
national plan. The third priority is the package directed at poverty
reduction. According to the observation of the European Commission,
the main aim of this package is the deepening of reforms in the
education system and accomplishment of a number of steps directed at
social security.

The European Union will allocate 21 million Euros in 2007 for the
implementation of the joint Action Plan.

Armen Baybourtyan did not rule out that during German presidency
the Neighborhood Policy will be strengthened and the programme of
the European Neighborhood Policy will be adopted. It will be come
clear in the firs half of the year. According to him, Bulgaria and
Romania’s joining the European Union will help focus the attention
of the structure on Eastern neighbors, since through the Black Sea
the EU has become the immediate neighbor of the South Caucasus.