SECRETARY OF SECURITY COUNCIL OF ARMENIA RECEIVES EU DELEGATION

ArmInfo
2009-09-23 16:25:00

ArmInfo. On September 22, Secretary of the National Security Council
of Armenia Artur Baghdasaryan received the delegation headed by Head
of EU Directorate for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Gunnar
Wiegand, the press service of the National Security Council of Armenia
told ArmInfo.

The parties discussed Armenia-EU cooperation issues within the frames
of the European Neighbourhood policy, as well as the prospects of
political cooperation within the frames of . G. Wiegand expressed
satisfaction with the course of implementation of the cooperation
programem and attached importance to the work of the advisory group
in Armenia. At A.

Baghdasaryan’s suggection, a possibility of a simplified visa regime
with EU countries was discussed. In his turn, Wiegand expressed his
support in this matter. A. Baghdasaryan also said that a working
group has been created as a result of discussions. The group, headed
by the deputy foreign minister, will start developing the required
agreements. The parties also touched on the issues related to the
Armenian-Turkish relations and the Karabakh conflict settlement.