Armenian FM, EU Commissioner highly assess progress in Armenia-EU relations

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YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, ARMENPRESS.  Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan Pashinyan received Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn on January 29. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the MFA Armenia, the sides highly assessed the major progress recorded in Armenia-EU relations in the recent months.

The interlocutors discussed Armenia-EU multilayered agenda in detail, emphasizing the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) as a key legal base regulating bilateral relations.

In this context Zohrab Mnatsakanyan noted that the CEPA is an important tool for fostering the development agenda of the Armenian Government, emphasizing the strengthening of democratic institutions of the country.

The Armenian FM and the EU Commissioner assessed the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership initiative a good opportunity for summing up the achievements of the initiative and outline future activities.

During the meeting the sides exchanged views on a number of pressing international and regional issues, a special attention was paid to the situation in Syria and the recent developments over Iran.

FM Mnatsakanyan presented to Johannes Hahn the recent developments over Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, the approaches and position of Armenia on NK conflict settlement.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan