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December 9, 2013 Monday
Fourteenth EU-Armenia Cooperation Council Held In Brussels
(RTTNews) - The fourteenth meeting of the Cooperation Council between
the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Armenia was held in
Brussels on Monday, according to an EU press release.
The European bloc was represented at the meeting by Linas Linkevicius,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Head of the European
Union delegation on behalf of the High Representative of the Union for
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, and Stefan
Fule, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy.
The Armenian delegation was led by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia as well as the acting as
Chair of the Cooperation Council this year.
The "meeting took place in a sensitive year for bilateral relations,
marked by Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union and to
participate in the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union which is
not compatible with the Association Agreement, including a Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area, as negotiated with the EU," the press
release read.
It said both sides reviewed their intensive activities and meetings
held in the overall Eastern Partnership framework, culminating with
the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius. They also discussed the
further implementation of the objectives of the Eastern Partnership
defined in the Prague, Warsaw and Vilnius Declarations.
The two sides also confirmed the need to revisit the basis for their
bilateral relations, as well as to update the EU-Armenia ENP Action
Plan accordingly in order to serve as a stepping-stone for their
future cooperation.
"This year's meeting was an appropriate occasion to follow-up to the
EU-Armenia Joint Statement issued in Vilnius, as agreed between the
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security
Policy and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia," the press
release said.
It added that the EU took note "of progress in reforms and Armenia's
commitment to continue on this positive path, but at the same time
encouraged acceleration in specific areas, notably democracy and the
rule of law, anti-corruption, human rights and fundamental freedoms,
and judicial reform."
The European bloc also urged Armenia to resolve its territorial
dispute with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
December 9, 2013 Monday
Fourteenth EU-Armenia Cooperation Council Held In Brussels
(RTTNews) - The fourteenth meeting of the Cooperation Council between
the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Armenia was held in
Brussels on Monday, according to an EU press release.
The European bloc was represented at the meeting by Linas Linkevicius,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Head of the European
Union delegation on behalf of the High Representative of the Union for
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, and Stefan
Fule, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy.
The Armenian delegation was led by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia as well as the acting as
Chair of the Cooperation Council this year.
The "meeting took place in a sensitive year for bilateral relations,
marked by Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union and to
participate in the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union which is
not compatible with the Association Agreement, including a Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area, as negotiated with the EU," the press
release read.
It said both sides reviewed their intensive activities and meetings
held in the overall Eastern Partnership framework, culminating with
the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius. They also discussed the
further implementation of the objectives of the Eastern Partnership
defined in the Prague, Warsaw and Vilnius Declarations.
The two sides also confirmed the need to revisit the basis for their
bilateral relations, as well as to update the EU-Armenia ENP Action
Plan accordingly in order to serve as a stepping-stone for their
future cooperation.
"This year's meeting was an appropriate occasion to follow-up to the
EU-Armenia Joint Statement issued in Vilnius, as agreed between the
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security
Policy and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia," the press
release said.
It added that the EU took note "of progress in reforms and Armenia's
commitment to continue on this positive path, but at the same time
encouraged acceleration in specific areas, notably democracy and the
rule of law, anti-corruption, human rights and fundamental freedoms,
and judicial reform."
The European bloc also urged Armenia to resolve its territorial
dispute with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.