ARMENIA READY TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS OVER SIMPLIFIED VISA REGIME WITH EU COUNTRIES

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2009 21:34 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Center for European Policy" organized a conference
"Stability and security in the EU Eastern Partnership" on November
27 in Brussels. The conference was attended by the Deputy Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Arman Kirakosyan, as well as Deputy
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Konstantin Eliseev, representatives of
the EU Council and a representative of the U.S. mission to NATO.

According to Arman Kirakosyan, Eastern Partnership provides a great
opportunity of European integration for countries participating in
the project. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister also welcomed the launch
of discussions on negotiations over the associative agreement between
Armenia and the EU.

"The Armenian side is ready to begin negotiations over the free trade
regime and simplification of visa regime between Armenia and the EU",
the Armenian diplomat said.

He also dwelled on recent developments in Armenia-Turkey rapprochement
and the Karabakh conflict, press service of the Foreign Ministry of
Armenia reports.