Armenia intends to take active part in Eastern Partnership
program
07-05-2009 18:30:00 | Armenia | Politics
YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian met with Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the European
Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood
Policy, on May 6 in Prague.
At the meeting they had a detailed talk about various
spheres of Armenia-European Union cooperation, in particular,
about the implementation process of the Actions Plan envisaged by
the European Neighborhood Policy, work of the EU advisers
assisting reforms at Armenian state structures.
Speaking about the Eastern Partnership program's summit, E.
Nalbandian said that this new format of cooperation with the
European Union contains considerable potential, and Armenia is
going to take an active part in that program.
At B. Ferrero-Waldner's request the RA Foreign Minister
presented the latest developments in the normalization process
of Armenian-Turkish relations. The EU Commissioner on behalf of
the European Commission expressed complete support to steps
undertaken in that direction.
According to the report of the RA Foreign Ministry Press
and Information Department, the interlocutors also touched upon
the possibilities of Nagorno Karabakh settlement and problems of
regional security.