ARMENIA HIGHLIGHTS STRENGTHENING RELATIONS WITH EU

PanARMENIAN.Net
07.02.2008 13:22 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received
Wednesday the EU Troika delegation led by Dimitrij Rupel, the Foreign
Minister of Slovenia which currently holds the EU presidency, the RA
government’s press office reported.

The delegation includes European Commission for External Affairs and
ENP Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Envoy for the South Caucasus Peter
Semneby and other officials.

Welcoming the guests, the PM stated that Armenia highlights relations
with the EU member states and works for their consolidation. He also
expressed satisfaction with the ENP Action Plan implementation.

For his part, Mr Rupel said the current visit helped to understand
regional problems. "We just wish our South Caucasian friends were
friends for each other as well. We held discussions on a wide scope
of issues, including the EU-Armenia relations, the forthcoming
presidential elections, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as well as the
Armenian-Turkish relations. The European Union wants to strengthen
ties with Armenia and extension of Mr Semneby’s mandate is the evidence
of this intention," he said.

Ms. Ferrero-Waldner remarked that a great deal of work has been
done within the Action Plan and there is still much to be done. "The
Action Plan is extremely useful for bringing Armenia close to European
standards," she said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress