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    EU AND ARMENIA AFFIRM COMMITMENT TO COMMON VALUES AND PLEDGE TO DEVELOP COOPERATION WITHIN THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP

    ENPI Info Centre, EU
    Nov 29 2013

    29-11-2013

    The EU and Armenia have confirmed their commitment to "further develop
    and strengthen comprehensive cooperation in all areas of mutual
    interest within the Eastern Partnership framework". Acknowledging
    that they would not proceed with the initialing of an Association
    Agreement, they agreed in a joint statement on the need to update
    the EU-Armenia ENP Action Plan.

    The statement, issued by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and
    Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the end of the Eastern
    Partnership Summit in Vilnius today, said the EU and Armenia enjoyed
    close links: "Based on common values, both sides are committed to
    further cooperation aimed at the continuous improvement of democratic
    institutions and judiciary, the promotion of human rights and rule of
    law, good governance, the fight against corruption, the strengthening
    of the civil society, the further improvement of the framework for
    enhanced trade and investments, the continued implementation of the
    mobility partnership and increased sectoral cooperation."

    The statement added that, "based on their common endeavour to build
    upon the existing framework of cooperation, the EU and Armenia stress
    the importance of revisiting the basis for their relations".

    "The EU and Armenia acknowledge that they have completed negotiations
    on an Association Agreement, including a Deep and Comprehensive Free
    Trade Area, but will not proceed with its initialling due to Armenia's
    new international commitments. They agree on the need to update the
    EU-Armenia ENP Action Plan," the joint statement concluded.

    Earlier, the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy
    had welcomed "Armenia's declared wish to take forward the relations
    with the European Union in all possible areas without prejudice
    to commitments under the Customs Union [with Russia]. Both of us
    acknowledge the importance of the work carried out in almost four
    years of negotiations and the positive impact that these negotiations
    have had. We will reflect jointly on a possible way forward for our
    relations." (EU Neighbourhood Info)

    http://enpi-info.eu/maineast.php?id=35377&id_type=1&lang_id=450

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