ARMENIA, EU TO SET UP SUBCOMMITTEE

News.am
16:27 / 10/07/2009

Armenia and the European Union (EU) will set up a subcommittee for
justice, freedom and security.

The press office of the Secretary of the RA National Security Council
reported that Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan received a delegation of
the European Commission led by Mr. Luigi Soreca, European Commission,
Directorate General, Justice and Home Affairs. Participating in the
meeting was Head of the European Commission Delegation to Armenia
Raul de Luzenberger. The sides discussed the issue of setting up
a subcommittee for justice, freedom and security as part of the
Armenia-EU cooperation committee. Armenia is the fourth country such to
have such a subcommittee, which is to promote the Armenia-EU dialogue
and cooperation in the filed of justice, freedom and security.

The sides decided to draw up a schedule of the subcommittee’s
activities, discussed the issue of technical and expert assistance
to Armenia and stressed the importance of simplifying the procedure
of issuing entry visas.