PM SERGE SARGSYAN’S MEETINGS IN STRASBOURG
armradio.am
12.12.2007 15:54
RA Prime Minister had a number of high-level meetings in
Strasbourg. The Prime Minister met with the Secretary General of the
Council of Europe Terry Davis, President of the European Parliament
Hans-Gert Pottering, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on
Foreign Relations Yatsek Sariush-Volski, EU Commissioner for Foreign
Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner, other officials.
In the framework of the visit Serge Sargsyan gave interviews to
the Reuters agency, the EuroNews Channel , La Stampa, The Times,
the Financial Times and Le Mond newspapers.
During the meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of
Europe Terry Davis RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan noted that the
policy of European integration plays an important role on the way of
Armenia’s development, and the democratic and structural reforms in our
country are in line with the spirit and logic of the European model
of development. The parties turned to the forthcoming presidential
elections in Armenia, emphasizing the importance of conducting these
in accordance with international standards and stressed the role of
media in holding transparent elections.
PM Serge Sargsyan next met with the President of the European
Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering. Greeting the guest, Mr. Pottering
noted that having visited Armenia years ago he has maintained bright
impressions about our beautiful country and expressed hope he would
have another opportunity to visit Armenia in the future. Thanking
for warm reception, PM Serge Sargsyan expressed appreciation for the
achievement Armenia registered over the past year in reimplementation
of the Action Plan of the European Neighborhood Policy. The progress
was encouraged by the positive conditions existing in the country,
such as the successful parliamentary elections and adoption of
laws deriving form the amended Constitution. According to the prime
Minister’s assessment, the positive socio-economic trends and the
double-digit economic growth serve as an important impetus for our
European integration efforts. Serge Sargsyan noted that the ENP Action
Plan is views in Armenia not as a commitment, bus as an internal
policy necessary first of all to or state and people. The parties
discussed also issues of regional cooperation, the current state and
perspectives of Armenia’s relations with neighbors. Serge Sargsyan
presented his approaches to the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh
conflict and noted that despite the militant statements of Azerbaijan
he is confident there is no alternative to the peaceful solution.
PM Serge Sargsyan’s visit to Strasbourg was concluded with a
meeting with the EU Commissioner for Foreign Relations Benita
Ferrero-Waldner. Mrs. Ferrero-Waldner noted that Armenia is efficiently
accomplishing the Action Plan of the European Neighborhood Policy
and welcomed the considerable progress in this direction. The
interlocutors touched upon the latest developments in the Karabakh
settlement process, the presidential elections and regional issues
In his interviews RA prime Minister summed up his visit to Brussels
and Strasbourg. Speaking about expectations, Serge Sargsyan underlined
that the policy of European integration has been and remains one of
the most important directions and we anticipate the assistance of
European structures on the way of implementation of democratic and
structural reforms.