PROSPECTS OF PROGRESS IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS DISCUSSED IN YEREVAN

ArmInfo
2009-07-14 14:52:00

ArmInfo. "EU-Armenia: Are there new grounds for progress in the
European integration process" conference was held in Yerevan today,
during which a number of experts and officials expressed their opinions
on this issue.

According to Executive Director of the International Human Development
Center Tevan Poghosyan, the Armenian authorities have a political will
for further deepening of relations with EU and integration into the
European structures. He also said changes and personnel reshuffles
will take place in the European Parliament after the election,
that, according to him, will also contribute to the development of
relations with EU. In his turn, Director General of "European Friends"
organization emphasized that the Armenian authorities should establish
a cooperation with the newly elected European parliament. He said the
European Parliament positively treats Armenia, and recalled that it
was the first among the international organizations to recognize the
Armenian Genocide.

The head of Migration Service under Armenian Territorial Administration
Ministry, Gagik Yeganyan, touched on the ‘Eastern Partnership’
programme of the European Union and said the programme is favorable
for the countries involved in it as well as for the European Union
since security at its eastern borders will be ensured.

The conference was held under the support of the Brussels
non-governmental organization ‘European friends of Armenia’, the
British Council Yerevan Office, Migration Agency under Armenian
Territorial Administration Ministry and public organization
‘International Centre for Human Development’.