EU ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.02.2008 14:44 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The current visit of EU Troika to Armenia is very
important, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said at a joint
news conference with his Slovenian counterpart Dimitrij Rupel.

"Implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy offers wide
opportunities to Armenia. Attaching importance to the forthcoming
presidential election, the EU has confirmed its position as regards
the South Caucasian states, which are striding toward democracy,"
Minister Oskanian said.

For his part, Mr Rupel noted that the purpose of the visit is to get to
know the opinion of the Armenian side about the ENP. "The EU is looking
forward to establishment of friendly relations between the countries of
the South Caucasus. During the talks we discussed implementation of the
Action Plan, the Karabakh issue and the Armenian-Turkish relations. As
to the upcoming presidential election, we are confident that it will be
an advance as compared to the past parliamentary elections," he said.