Treaty of Lisbon ratified in Rome
14.11.2009 16:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The ratification process of the Treaty of Lisbon
officially ended in Rome on Friday. Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer
brought to the Italian Foreign Ministry the text of the document that
Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed on November 3.

The ceremony of giving the ratified documents took place in the
presence of Fischer and Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. The
protocol was signed by the Head of Diplomatic Disputes Unit of the
Italian Foreign Ministry Paolo Guido Spinelli and Czech ambassador in
Rome Vladimir Zaval. RIA Novosti reported.

The Treaty of Lisbon (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is an
international agreement signed in Lisbon on 13 December 2007 designed
to change the workings of the European Union (EU). Having been
ratified by all EU member states, the treaty will enter into force on
December 1, 2009.