ANNUAL SITTING OF THE ARMENIA-EU COOPERATION COUNCIL IN BRUSSELS
armradio.am
10.12.2008 12:02
The annual sitting of the Armenia-European Union Cooperation Council
took place in Brussels on December 9. A high-level delegation of
Armenian officials headed by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
participated in the sitting.
>From the European side the delegation was headed by Jean- Pierre
Jouyet, the Minister for European Affairs of France, which presides
over the European Union.
Presenting the steps Armenia takes in the direction of implementing
the Action Plan of the European Neighborhood Policy, Minister
Nalbandian said its implementation is one of the priorities of
Armenia-EU cooperation, which is evidenced by the establishment of
an interdepartmental commission coordinating the cooperation with
European structures. Minister Nalbandian attached importance to the
signing of the agreement on detaching the group of EU advisers to
Armenia for the effective implementation of reforms in different
spheres through cooperation with the European Union.
During the sitting reference was made to the process of accomplishment
of the Action Plan of the European Neighborhood Policy. Both parties
expressed appreciation for the successful implementation of the
Action Plan, noting that the potential of the program has not yet
been exhausted and there are considerable prospects for expansion
of cooperation.
The European side welcomed the declaration on Nagorno Karabakh adopted
in Moscow on November 2, the joint declaration of the Foreign Ministers
of the OSCE Minsk group co-chair countries of December 4 and the
December 5th declaration of the OSCE Ministerial Council and encouraged
to intensify the efforts towards the resolution of the Artsakh issue.
The European Commission presented the proposal of Eastern Partnership,
which envisages deepening of partnership between member states of
the European Union.
At the request of the European side, Minister Nalbandian presented the
process of negotiations on the Karabakh conflict settlement, as well
as the steps targeted at the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations.