EUROPEAN INTEGRATION WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY OUT REFORM

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.04.2008 19:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Center for National and International
Studies (ACNIS) today convened a foreign policy roundtable to examine
Armenia’s policy on European integration and the country’s commitments
made and actions taken to that end. The meeting brought together
MPs, foreign embassy and mission personnel, leading analysts, policy
specialists, public and political figures, and media representatives.

In his intervention, member of the Armenian National Assembly Armen
Ashotian examined the priority measures for Armenia’s integration into
Europe. In his view, the need for European integration is primarily
dependent on the factors which secure a rapid progress in Armenia
with respect to democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms,
poverty reduction, and reforms within state governance. According
to Ashotian, this need also heavily depends on the expectation of a
peaceful resolution to the Karabakh conflict, regional integration,
financial support, and adaptation to a civilized value system.

"The prospects for Armenia’s European integration, and specifically
our involvement in the European Neighborhood Policy, allows us a
wonderful opportunity to implement those qualitative and systemic
reforms that are fixed in the government’s and the new President’s
agenda," Ashotian said.