Sargsyan: Armenia expects from EU bigger assistance for reforms

YEREVAN, July 10. /ARKA/. Armenia is determined to continue and give a new impetus to the large-scale reforms implemented in different areas and with this regard is anticipating added assistance for their implementation, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said today as he met with European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule in Yerevan, the Armenian president’s press office reports.  

“The parties spoke with satisfaction about the Armenia-EU relations, pivotal cooperation carried out in the framework of Eastern Partnership and the process of negotiations on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement which constitutes an integral part of the Association Agreement,” the press release says. 

Fule and Sargsyan noted with contentment progress in cooperation on mobility, underscoring that the Agreements on Visa Facilitation and Readmission have already been signed and now are undergoing the process of ratification. 

The European Commissioner spoke also about preparations for the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius.

Association Agreement between Armenia and the European Union is expected to be initialed in November in Vilnius at the Eastern Partnership Summit. 

The Association Agreement will replace the present Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation and will be aimed at deepening relations between Armenia and the European Union in various areas, including foreign policy, democracy, economic integration, energy and movement of people.

On February 29, 2012, the European Union’s Trade Commission consisting of 27 members decided to start negotiating with Armenia over the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. This agreement will enable Armenia to diversify its exports and enter the European market on advantageous conditions. ---0----