ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, EU OFFICIALS DISCUSS TIES, FORTHCOMING POLLS

Public TV, Armenia
Feb 6 2008

[Presenter over video of the meeting] President Robert Kocharyan
received the European Union Troika headed by the foreign minister of
the country presiding in the EU Slovenia, Dimitrij Rupel.

The sides exchanged thoughts on ongoing cooperation with the European
Union, touched on the Action Plan within the framework of the European
Neighbourhood Policy.

Speaking about dynamically developing cooperation with the European
Union, Kocharyan said that due to the joint action programme
cooperation had become much more coordinated. He welcomed the opening
of a new diplomatic mission of the European Commission [in Yerevan],
which would provide an opportunity for closer cooperation.

Robert Kocharyan said that the forthcoming [19 February] presidential
election was extremely responsible time for the country. We are
interested in holding a really good election in compliance with
international standards and we have everything necessary to organize
it in the best way, the president emphasized. Robert Kocharyan also
talked about the latest developments in the peaceful settlement of
the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict and Armenia’s approaches in the issues
of energy security and regional cooperation.