Political scientist: Armenia and EU will sign an agreement on expanded and comprehensive partnership in November
ArmInfo.Armenia and the European Union, most likely, in November this year at the Brussels summit of the Eastern Partnership will sign an agreement on an
expanded and comprehensive partnership. This was announced on August
28 at the press conference in Yerevan by the director of the Caucasus
Institute Alexander Iskandaryan.
"The real process that is taking place today is the preparation for
the signing of the Armenia-EU agreement. The document is ready for
signing,Remained only technical issues. Today, there are no political
differences between Yerevan and Brussels and, most likely, in
November the document will be signed, "Iskandaryan concluded.
Earlier, ArmInfo reported that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and
European Council President Donald Tusk announced in Brussels on
February 27 the completion of the negotiations on the Armenia-EU
agreement around the new framework agreement. And on March 21 in
Yerevan Armenia and the EU initialed an agreement on a comprehensive
and expanded partnership. The agreement is planned to be signed in
autumn in Brussels at the Eastern Partnership summit.
Note that on October 12, 2015 in Luxembourg for the meeting of the EU
Council on Foreign Affairs, the Council of the European Union for
Foreign Affairs authorized the European Commission and the High
Representative to open negotiations between Armenia and the EU on a
new legal instrument. The new agreement will replace the current
agreement on cooperation between Armenia and the EU. At the same
time, the document notes that the EU seeks to further develop and
strengthen all-round cooperation with Armenia in all areas of mutual
interest in the framework of the Eastern Partnership. On December 7
of the same year in Brussels, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian and EU diplomat Federica Magerini at the EU headquarters
announced the start of negotiations over a new legal document between
Armenia and the European Union. In January of 2016, the first round
of negotiations was held.
As the head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Petr
Svitalsky stated on June 20 at the press conference in Yerevan, there
are no political obstacles to the agreement of the EU side. At the
same time, he was at a loss to say whether such obstacles existed on
the part of Armenia. Svitalsky said that he is not informed about
whether there are challenges or obstacles that can prevent Armenia
from signing this agreement.