GORAN LENNMARKER: SWEDEN WANTS TO SEE ARMENIA AS A PART OF THE EU

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.03.2010 19:25 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Eastern Partnership initiative of the European
Union offers Armenia closer cooperation with the EU. This is a proposal
to the official Yerevan and Armenia has to choose how close it wants
to be to the European Union Goran Lannmarker , OSCE Parliamentary
Assembly special representative on Nagorno Karabakh said in Yerevan.

~SThe choice is yours, and Armenia, as an independent country can
choose its own path. If it does not want to become an EU member,
through this initiative it can become a good partner for the Brussels,"
Lennmarker said.

According to Goran Lennmarker, Sweden, his country of origin, wants
to see Armenia in the EU. "Armenia, which adopted Christianity as a
state religion in 301, is a European country and we want to see it
in the European Union," Lennmarker said.

The EU’s commitment to deepen relations with Armenia does not mean that
Armenia should terminate relations with Russia. "Eastern Partnership"
has far-reaching plans, and Armenia should decide itself to what
extent it wishes to deepen relations with the European family,"
said Lennmarker.