Commissioner To Sign ~@43m Support Package For Reforms On Visit To Y

COMMISSIONER TO SIGN Â~B¬43M SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR REFORMS ON VISIT TO YEREVAN

ENPI Info Centre
Sept 26 2012

26-09-2012

Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy tefan
Fule will visit Armenia on 27 September to reaffirm Armenia’s role as
an important EU’s partner, acknowledge the country’s determination to
strengthen relations with the EU and its active engagement within the
Eastern Partnership. A press release said Fule would also encourage
further reform efforts in the country and sign two financing agreements
totaling â~B¬43 million to help Armenia prepare for the implementation
of the Association Agreement with the EU.

During his stay in Yerevan, the Commissioner will meet the President
and the Prime Minister, as well as the chairmen of the Foreign
Relations and European Integration committees of the National Assembly
and representatives of the opposition. Fule will also deliver a key
note speech at the Civil Society seminar ‘Strengthening the Role of
Civil Society in Democratic Governance’.

In his meetings, Commissioner Fule will stress the need for Armenia to
pursue the path of reforms with the active support of the EU, based
on the so called “more for more” principle, meaning more support for
more reforms and more progress.