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Armenian president says ready to further relations with EU

Xinhua, February 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

On Friday, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received a delegation headed by Christian Danielsson, Director General for Enlargement at the European Commission, the press service of the Armenian presidency announced.

During the meeting, President Sargsyan highlighted the dynamic relations between Armenia and the European Union in the course of last two years particularly in terms of political dialogue and cooperation in various fields.

While underlining the active negotiations on a new framework agreement between Armenia and the European Union, the two sides expressed hope the process would soon be finalized. Mr. Danielsson highlighted the importance of the upcoming visit of the Armenian president to Brussels, which according to the Director General, would convey new energy to the development of cooperation Armenia and the EU.

The president of Armenia reassured that his country was prepared to continue its partnership with the EU in the fields of stimulating reforms, mobility, effective governance, democracy, human rights, economic cooperation and other mutually important realms.

Director General for EU Enlargement Christian Danielsson also met with Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan as well as representatives of civil society.

In September of 2013, Armenia unexpectedly announced of its plans to join the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union after nearly four years of negotiations over an Association Agreement with the EU covering both economic and political aspects of partnership between the country and the European Union. Since then the country has been negotiating new terms of partnership with the European bloc. Endit