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PRESS RELEASE

02-03-2007

Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Armen Bayburtian Meets with Special
Representative of European Union Peter Semneby

On March 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Bayburtian received Peter
Semneby, Special Representative of the European Union in the South Caucasus,
who was in Armenia on a two-day visit.

During the meeting, the two discussed EU-Armenia relations focusing on the
realization of the Action Plan signed in the framework of the New
Neighborhood Policy of the EU. The Deputy Minister informed Ambassador
Semneby that the implementation tools of the Action Plan are being developed
and will soon be presented to Brussels.

The parties also discussed the upcoming National Assembly elections in
Armenia emphasizing the importance of the elections to meet international
standards. Ambassador Semneby noted that by carrying out free and fair
elections, Armenia will have impressed on the EU a genuine commitment to
deepening of bilateral relations.

Some ideas were shared on current status of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
resolution process.
Ambassador Heike Peitsch of Germany, which holds the EU presidency, was also
present at the meeting.