PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA RECEIVED MEMBERS OF THE EU ADVISORY GROUP
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25.03.2009 11:01
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received the Head of the European
Commission delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Raul de Luzenberger
and members of the Advisory Group dispatched to Armenia from the EU,
President’s Press Office reported.
Agreement on sending the Advisory Group to Armenia was reached during
President Sargsyan’s December, 2008 visit to Brussels. The Group will
provide counseling to the Armenian state structures and agencies for
the most optimal implementation of the political and economic reforms
envisaged by the European Neighborhood Action Plan.
Welcoming the members of the Advisory Group, President Sargsyan
noted that the meeting with the Group before it officially starts its
activities could prove useful and would attribute to the success of
their mission.
Stressing with satisfaction the atmosphere of mutual trust established
during the negotiations, Serzh Sargsyan said that the signed Memorandum
and all other steps on that direction have one goal: to assist
Armenia in achieving best possible results in the implementation of
the Action Plan.
"We believe that ultimately all of it will create new additional
capabilities and in some cases this may even result in the
establishment of new institutions," – the President of Armenia
underlined.
Addressing the members of the Advisory Group, Serzh Sarg syan said,
"the implementation of this program proves once again that the people
and the authorities of Armenia believe that these relations have
a future. I also believe that this experience would be useful for
the implementation of the Eastern Policy initiatives. We welcome
the adoption of the Eastern Policy at the EU summit. We are also
confident that Armenia can benefit from many of its elements, and
we would be happy to work on the implementation of the projects that
would advance our country."
According to President Sargsyan, assistance of the European
Union and European structures to the programs of the Armenian’s
authorities directed at strengthening democracy, making our economy
more competitive, ensuring a more secure future for the Armenian
children, is great. With this regard he stressed the importance of the
Advisory Group’s work and role and noted that the Group’s assistance
was required and necessary.
The Head of the European Commission delegation to Armenia hailed the
efforts of the Armenian President aimed at strengthening relations
with the European Union, assessing such kind of cooperation as the
evidence of mutual trust.