EU-ARMENIA MEETING TOOK PLACE IN LUXEMBURG
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Oct 26 2009
Armenia
The Cooperation Council (CC) between the European Union (EU) and
the Republic of Armenia held its tenth meeting Oct. 26 chaired by RA
Foreign Minister Mr Edward Nalbandyan. Mr Carl Bildt was accompanied
by Mr Javier Solana, Mr Hugues Mingarelli, and Mr Diego López Garrido
also participated, the EU press release reads.
The parties discussed EU-Armenia European Neighbourhood Policy Action
Plan, EU-Armenia relations, rule of law, human rights and freedoms
and EU readiness to support Armenian democratic institutions.
CC welcomed the signature of Armenia-Turkey Protocols "relating to the
establishment of diplomatic relations and the development of bilateral
relations between the two countries, including the opening of the
border," the pres release reads. It also underlined that "the full
normalisation of bilateral relations between Armenia and Turkey would
be an important contribution to security, stability and cooperation
throughout this crucial region. The EU will continue to offer its
political and technical support to this process," the paper says.
"CC explored the state of play concerning the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. The EU welcomed the intensified dialogue between Armenia and
Azerbaijan within the OSCE Minsk Group, which has enabled to narrow
the differences and indicated its willingness to support confidence
building measures to facilitate the process of resolving the conflict.
The plenary meeting of the CC was preceded by a joint ministerial
working breakfast between the EU and Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
to discuss Eastern Partnership and prospects for deeper cooperation
between the EU and the three South Caucasian countries, as well as
Conflict Resolution.