Armenia and EU initial Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement
On March 21, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan received Luke Devin, Director of the EU Department for Russia, Eastern Partnership, the regional cooperation with Central Asia and the OSCE, and Petros Sourmelis, Head of the Trade Section at the European Commission. Edward Nalbandian welcomed the visit of the EU officials and noted that the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement would open a new page in the relations between Armenia and the EU member states. The Armenian official added that the document will be signed later this year and will reflect the depth, level and volume of relations between Armenia and the EU. He added that the document is a testament to the importance that Armenia attaches to its relations with the EU. At the end of the meeting, Armenia and the European Union initialed the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. From the Armenian side, the document was signed by Armenia’s chief negotiator, Deputy Foreign Minister Karen Nazaryan and First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Garegin Melkonyan. Luke Devin and Petros Sourmelis signed the document on behalf of the European Union.
