Ambassador: signing of a new agreement between Armenia and the  European Union will be a new stage of bilateral cooperation

ArmInfo. "The signing of the new agreement between Armenia and the European Union will be a new stage of bilateral cooperation," the head of EU delegation to 

Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Switalski, stated at a meeting with 

Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan on September 8.

He also noted that EU will do everything possible to ensure that all 

areas of cooperation have acquired a new quality. According to the 

Ambassador, Framework Single Assistance Document is very promising.  

"We support your reform program with the help of external experts, we 

have carefully analyzed your plan, it is an ambitious program, and 

now we are thinking about how to coordinate our actions in Armenia 

with your reform program." We want to invest if you believe that 

reforms will be effective, "the ambassador said, quoted by the press 

service of the Armenian Government.

In his turn, prime Minister stressed that EU assistance in the 

framework of the reform program is consistent and decisive. "It is 

very pleasant that your experts have analyzed the government's plan 

and agree that we are on the right track." I want to assure you that 

we know how we must change our country and know all our problems and 

shortcomings, "said Karapetyan.  The parties noted that work on 

Armenia-EU Agreement and over the framework of general assistance is 

proceeding normally, and the views and approaches of the parties 

coincide. They noted the importance of selecting effective programs 

for EU assistance, as well as the transparency and targeting of 

projects being implemented. The interlocutors also touched upon 

issues related to the aviation agreement and exchanged views on the 

current political processes in EU.  

On February 27, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, after talks with the chairman of the European Council Donald Tusk in Brussels, said: "Today I can say with satisfaction that the parties have concluded the talks. The new legal instrument - the Agreement on Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership - reflects the real scope and depth of Armenia-EU relations. " And on March 21, 2017, Armenia and the EU initialed the Agreement on Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership.