PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVED THE EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE SOUTH CAUCASUS, PETER SEMNEBY
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Feb 19 2009
Armenia
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the EU Special Representative
for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby.
Present at the meeting were also Tomasz Knothe, Ambassador of Poland
to Armenia (the Polish Embassy will represent the Czech Republic
in the tenure of its presidency in the EU), Ambassador of France to
Armenia Serzh Smesov, and Raul de Luzenberger, Head of the European
Commission delegation to Armenia.
Stressing the importance of further deepening the existing relations
with the European Union, President Serzh Sargsyan expressed confidence
that the Plan of Action for 2009-2011 adopted by the National Security
Council offers the opportunity to move forward in that direction. At
the meeting the parties spoke also about the possibilities for
cooperation in the framework of the EU Eastern Partnership initiative,
NK peace process, the Armenian-Turkish dialogue, and the process of
reformation in our country. Attaching importance to the component of
regional cooperation in the commencing Eastern Partnership initiative,
President Serzh Sargsyan expressed hope that the European Union would
hold a principled stance on ensuring adherence of all the countries
involved in the projects to its priorities.
Peter Semneby confirmed the intention of Xavier Solan, High
Representative for the European Union Common Foreign and Security
Policy to visit Armenia in the near future according to the agreement
reached during Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to Brussels.