- 01.11.2017
- Armenia:
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Each state included in the framework of the Eastern Partnership has its own interests and direction. This was announced at the opening of the plenary session of the Euronest PA, during the discussion on the future of the Eastern Partnership and Armenia-EU relations, the chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, the head of the RA NA delegation to the Euronest PA, Armen Ashotyan.
In this context, Armen Ashotyan emphasized the formation of a new legal framework for RA-EU cooperation and the signing of the new RA-EU Comprehensive and Expanded Joint Protocol at the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit. He also expressed hope for recording positive results related to the process of visa liberalization in the near future.
In his speech, Armen Ashotyan also emphasized the effective service of the Eastern Partnership platform to the interests of the citizens of the Eastern Partnership countries.
Referring to the existing differences between the member countries of the Eastern Partnership, Ashotyan emphasized the definition of such values that will be common and acceptable for all the countries of the Eastern Partnership.
Ashotyan also referred to the existing conflicts in the countries of the Eastern Partnership and noted that Euronest is not a platform for conflict resolution, but it can be considered as a unique means for the development of political dialogue between the conflicting states, particularly Armenia and Azerbaijan. In this context, he emphasized the fact that the Assembly in its ongoing work in Kyiv was able to emphasize and record the important fact that all the conflicts in the countries of the Eastern Partnership are different, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict does not have a military solution, and the settlement of the problem is based on the fundamental principles of the OSCE Minsk Group and the Helsinki Final Act. Armen Ashotyan highlighted the fact that the Assembly reaffirmed its support for the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.
The Armenian official also emphasized the fact that the Eastern Partnership is not and cannot be an agreement and document circulation on paper, it is a platform for fulfilling the expectations of the citizens of the Eastern Partnership countries, making the implementation of reforms and daily consistent work the basis and goal of the activity.
At the end of the speech, Armen Ashotyan noted that in connection with the signing of the new RA-EU Comprehensive and Expanded Agreement within the framework of the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit, Armenia will become the first country in this new legal framework to be a member of the Eurasian Economic Union and at the same time have a legally binding agreement with the European Union. In this context, he noted that the signing of the agreement will be a reference to the international community that the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union should not be parties to the conflict, and Armenia in this case can be a link between the two associations. for the unification of various economic and political efforts.