Armenia negotiates over cooperation with EU alongside with its EEU-membership
12.03.2015,
10:54
Armenia is negotiating with the EU on cooperation that is not in conflict with its commitments as an EEU member state, Armenia’s foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan said in Vienna on Wednesday.
YEREVAN, March 12. /ARKA/. Armenia is negotiating with the EU on cooperation that is not in conflict with its commitments as an EEU member state, Armenia’s foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan said in Vienna on Wednesday.
Armenia has recently joined the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), in pursue of its strategic interests and for the new economic development opportunities, the minister said.
At the same time, attempts are currently made with EU colleagues to define the legal framework for the country’s cooperation with the European Union, Nalbandyan said at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. .
“We are ready to develop all directions of our cooperation so that it is comprehensive, yet not conflicting with our commitments within other integration processes,” Nalbandyan said, as cited by Novosti-Armenia referring to RIA Novosti.
According to the Armenian foreign minister, there is a chance of using more creative approaches in OSCE integration and developing the existing opportunities, without getting stuck on the incompatibilities.
“It is possible to develop diverse integration formats and avoid the occurrence of new separation lines,” Nalbandyan said. –0—
