COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: EU HR JAVIER SOLANA TODAY MET SERZH SARGSYAN, PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA
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Nov 6 2008
Italy
Javier SOLANA, European Union High Representative for the Common
Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), today met Mr. Serzh SARGSYAN,
President of Armenia.
The meeting provided a timely opportunity to discuss the latest
political developments in Armenia, and EU-Armenia relations. Regional
issues, in particular the recent rapprochement with Turkey and the
possibility for improving the relations between both countries,
were also discussed.
The High Representative welcomed the meeting in Moscow, a few days
ago, between the Presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue and recalled that the EU remained committed
to the Minsk Group process.
He also underlined that EU prompt engagement to help solve the recent
crisis in the South Caucasus demonstrates the importance the European
Union attaches to the region.