ARMENIA’S AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO EC PRESIDENT

armradio.am
24.07.2009 14:43

Head of the Armenian Representation at the EU, Ambassador Avet Adonts
presented his credentials to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the
European Commission.

The interlocutors discussed the Armenia-EU relations and the prospects
for their development.

Congratulating Mr. Adonts on appointment, the EC President reconfirmed
the willingness of the European Union to continue the cooperation with
Armenia, for which the Eastern Partnership is a good opportunity. He
welcomed the efforts of the Armenian President targeted at the
peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict and the normalization
of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

Mr. Barroso stressed the willingness of the European Commission to
undertake measures that would supplement the activity of the OSCE
Minsk Group.

Ambassador Adonts presented the latest developments in the process
of settlement of the Karabakh conflict and the current state of
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

The parties dwelt on issues of signing a free trade agreement between
Armenia and the European Union, and simplification of the visa regime,
as well as the positive developments in the domestic political life
of Armenia.