ARMENIAN PREMIER MET IN STRASBOURG EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FOR EXTERNAL RELATION
2007-12-12 19:26:00
ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisyan met in Strasbourg
European Commissioner for External Relation Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
As ArmInfo was informed today from press-service of the Armenian
government, over the meeting Benita Ferrero-Waldner emphasized
that her present meeting with Serzh Sarkisyan will become a good
reason to discuss the process of the work developing within the
frames of European Neighbourship Policy and the prospects of further
cooperation. She also added that the events within the frames of the
given programme are being implemented quite effectively, and there
is obvious positive progress. For his part, Armenian prime minister
handed over to Benita Ferrero-Waldner the report about fulfillment of
the above-mentioned programme. The European Commissioner asked Serzh
Sarkisyan about the process of putting Armenian legislation in line
with the European one, as well as about the reforms in the trade and
economic sphere.
They also touched on the last events in the Karabakh conflict
settlement process, the regional problems and the forthcoming
presidential election in Armenia.