Foreign Minister: Armenia to negotiate new partnership program with EU

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17.06.2024, 17:54

Armenia has started a negotiation with the European Union on a new partnership program

Foreign Minister: Armenia to negotiate new partnership program with EU

YEREVAN, June 17. /ARKA/. Armenia has started a negotiation with the European Union on a new partnership program, the country’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated on Monday.

“It is important to continue our joint intensive efforts with the EU as we embark on negotiations on a new Partnership Agenda,” Mirzoyan wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “This time we had a useful exchange with EU & member states ambassadors, accredited in Armenia,” he wrote.

The meeting touched upon Armenia-EU priorities and regional topics, as well as the peace agenda.

Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan revealed earlier that a new cooperation agreement is expected to be signed by Armenia and the EU in July. He also said that the country would be ready to become a candidate for EU membership should the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, active since 1 March 2021, be fully implemented.

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