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    Interfax, Russia
    Nov 29 2013


    Armenia refuses to initial EU-Armenia Association Agreement due to new
    int'l obligations - declaration

    YEREVAN. Nov 29

    Yerevan considers the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius as an
    important stage to develop relations with the European Union at more
    informed and realistic grounds, Armenian President Serzh Sargsian
    said.

    "The expectations of this summit are great. We consider it as an
    important stage in developing the relations with the EU at more
    informed and realistic grounds. Namely in this context we consider the
    final document of the summit and the declaration being signed between
    Armenia and the EU," Sargsian said when speaking at the Vilnius summit
    on Friday.

    The declaration confirms the readiness to give new impetus to reforms
    being held in the country, Sargsian's press office said citing the
    president.

    "Armenia is decisive regarding continuing institutional reforms, which
    are the basis of the relations with the EU. Building Armenia's
    nationhood and enhancing it under the European model is our willful
    choice and this process is irreversible. Our main goal is to form
    efficient mechanisms with the EU, which, on the one hand, reflect the
    deep character of our social, political and economic relations and, on
    the other hand, match other cooperation formats," Sargsian said.

    The declaration, signed between Armenia and the EU in Vilnius on
    Friday, stipulates that the parties have completed talks on the
    Association Agreement and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area,
    however will not initial the document because Armenia has new
    international obligations, the Armenian Foreign Ministry press office
    told Interfax.

    The parties agree that it is necessary to modernize the European
    Neighborhood Policy Action Plan between the EU and Armenia, the
    declaration said.

    At the same time, Armenia and the EU have confirmed obligations to
    develop cooperation in improving the court system and democratic
    institutions, in stimulating human rights and supremacy of the law,
    effective management, enhancing the civil society and refining
    investment environment.

    The EU and Armenia have emphasized the common aspiration to turn to
    bilateral relations on the grounds of existing cooperation frames, the
    declaration said.

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