The European Parliament’s vote today is another important step in making the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) fully ratified, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said on Twitter.

“Also thanks to seven states that have ratified by now. Hope to have more good news from other parliaments. The CEPA is in provisional application since June 1,” he added. 

MEPs backed today the EU-Armenia deal by 573 votes to 50, with 45 abstentions.

So far, the parliaments of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, Poland, Luxembourg and Bulgaria have ratified the EU-Armenia agreement.