SERZH SARGSYAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF CZECH REPUBLIC AT CONCLUSION OF HIS WORKING VISIT TO DAVOS
Noyan Tapan
Feb 2, 2009
DAVOS, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
on January 31 met with Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech
Republic – a country currently holding the presidency of the EU,
at the conclusion of his working visit to Davos with the aim of
participating in the World Economic Forum. During the meeting the
sides discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral as well
as Armenia-European Union relations.
V. Klaus pointed out the importance of the South Caucasian region
for the EU, saying that the Eastern Partnership initiative is an
essential instrument for developing consistently the relations of the
regional countries with the EU. He invited the Armenian president to
participate in an Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Prague.
Attaching great importance to the initiative, S. Sargsyan stated
Armenia’s willingness to proceed along the path of further reforms
and democractization in accordance with the developed Action Plan. He
expressed satisfaction at Armenia’s opportunity to use the GSP+
trade regime which will help deepen the trade-economic links and
cooperation between Armenia and the EU.
At the request of V. Klaus, S. Sargsyan presented the latest
developments in the negotiation process on the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict settlement as well as in the Armenian-Turkish dialog.
According to the RA presidential press service, prior to leaving for
Armenia, S. Sargsyan met with the Armenian community of Zurich.