Mogherini tuned to cooperation with Pashinyan and Armenian government
10.05.2018,
11:16
High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini spoke spoke yesterday afternoon by phone to the new Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and congratulated him on his election, the EU Delegation in Armenia reports on its Facebook page.
YEREVAN, May 10. /ARKA/. High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini spoke spoke yesterday afternoon by phone to the new Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and congratulated him on his election, the EU Delegation in Armenia reports on its Facebook page.
They agreed on the importance of the partnership between the European Union and Armenia and looked forward to meeting in person, with the High Representative inviting the Prime Minister to Brussels at the earliest opportunity.
They discussed the next steps following the Prime Minister's election by the Armenian Parliament, including the future formation of a government, and touched on further opportunities to strengthen links between European Union and Armenia. They also briefly discussed foreign policy priorities, including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the peaceful resolution of which remains, as reiterated by the High Representative, a top priority for the European Union.
High Representative Mogherini looked forward to working with Prime Minister Pashinyan and, in the future, his government.
On April 23, Serzh Sargsyan, who was appointed by the Armenian parliament as prime minister amid widespread disaffection for him, resigned under the pressure of mass protests against his premiership. On the same day, Armen Sarkissian, Armenian president accepted the government’s resignation.
On May 8, the National Assembly elected Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister by a majority of votes - 59 MPs voted for him and 42 voted against him. --0---
They agreed on the importance of the partnership between the European Union and Armenia and looked forward to meeting in person, with the High Representative inviting the Prime Minister to Brussels at the earliest opportunity.
They discussed the next steps following the Prime Minister's election by the Armenian Parliament, including the future formation of a government, and touched on further opportunities to strengthen links between European Union and Armenia. They also briefly discussed foreign policy priorities, including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the peaceful resolution of which remains, as reiterated by the High Representative, a top priority for the European Union.
High Representative Mogherini looked forward to working with Prime Minister Pashinyan and, in the future, his government.
On April 23, Serzh Sargsyan, who was appointed by the Armenian parliament as prime minister amid widespread disaffection for him, resigned under the pressure of mass protests against his premiership. On the same day, Armen Sarkissian, Armenian president accepted the government’s resignation.
On May 8, the National Assembly elected Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister by a majority of votes - 59 MPs voted for him and 42 voted against him. --0---
