EU COUNSELOR TO BE APPOINTED INTO ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
03.11.2009 16:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On November 3, RA NA European Integration Committee
Chair Naira Zohrabyan met the head of EU consulting group Rolf Benke
and Head of EC European neighborhood policy department head Uffe
Gostel Janssen.

The parties focused on Euronest pioneer forum within Eastern
Partnership parliamentary format and appointment of EU counselor into
Armenian Parliament.

Naira Zohrabyan briefed the guest on Euronest pioneer forum held in
Stockholm, expressing a hope that the Eastern Partnership parliamentary
format will develop collaboration in the region, without regional
conflicts involved.

RA NA European Integration Committee Chair noted Azerbaijan’s
non-constructive position on the issue and intention of non
-collaborating with Armenia within Eastern Partnership program
frameworks.

Naira Zohrabyan emphasized the importance of EU counselor’s appointment
into RA NA, bringing Armenian legislation in accordance with European
standards being an important eurointegration issue.

Rolf Benke and Uffe Gostel Janssen reported that 2 EU counselors
appointed have long years’ experience, adding that OSCE, jointly with
JTZ expressed their readiness to collaborate with Armenia on the issue.