PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA MEETS EU SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
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19.02.2009 11:23
President Serzh Sargsyan received the EU Special Representative for
the South Caucasus Peter Semneby, President’s Press Office reported.
The meeting featured the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of Poland to Armenia Thomas Knote, the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Serge Smessow, and the Head of
the European Commission delegation to Armenia Raul de Luzenberger.
Attaching importance to the further deepening of cooperation with the
European Union, President Sargsyan expressed confidence that the Action
Plan for 2009-2011 adopted at the sitting of the National Security
Council provides an opportunity to move forward in that direction.
During the meeting the interlocutors referred to the cooperation within
the framework of the Eastern Partnership Initiative of the European
Union, the process of negotiations on the settlement of the Karabakh
conflict, the Armenian-Turkish dialogue, as well as the process of
reforms in our country.
Emphasizing the importance of the regional component of the Eastern
Partnership Initiative, President Sargsyan expressed hope that the
European Union will be consistent in ensuring the commitment of all
the countries involved in the initiative to that priority.
Peter Semneby confirmed the intention of the EU High Commissioner for
Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Sola na to visit Armenia,
in accordance with the agreement reached during President Serzh
Sargsyan’s visit to Brussels.