YEREVAN HOSTS DISCUSSIONS ON LISBON TREATY

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.12.2009 14:18 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yerevan hosted "Treaty of Lisbon: Taking Europe into
the 21st century" seminar Tuesday on the initiative of Delegation of
the European Commission to RA and French University of Armenia.

"Europe is facing new challenges to resist which joint efforts are
required," RA National Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan
said in his opening remarks.

At that, he noted that Armenia closely watches the process and remains
determined to continue integration into European structures.

"Armenia, as a participant country of the Eastern Partnership
initiative, is also interested in reforms envisaged by the treaty. In
2010, the republic will receive ~@ 100 million from the EU for
implementation of institutional reform," Baghdasaryan said.