Armenian president congratulates Jean-Claude Juncker on his election as European Commission president

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16.07.2014, 13:30

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan congratulated today Jean-Claude Juncker on his election as European Commission president and wished him effective activity, the press office of the Armenian president reports.

Armenian president congratulates Jean-Claude Juncker on his election as European Commission president

YEREVAN, July 16. /ARKA/. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan congratulated today Jean-Claude Juncker on his election as European Commission president and wished him effective activity, the press office of the Armenian president reports.

Sargsyan expressed hope that under Juncker’s presidency the European Commission would continue its partnership with Armenia, and new grounds for mutually beneficial cooperation would be found.

“Cooperation with the European Union has contributed a great deal to implementation of administration-improving, human rights and legislation reforms in Armenia, and we appreciate this very much,” he said in his message.

The Armenian president confirmed his country’s compliance with its EU commitments. -0----

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