Armenia hopes to ratify the EU agreement in the parliament by spring. MFA

The new agreement with the EU is one of the cornerstone documents of Armenia, which must be implemented. During the 17th session of the EU-Armenia parliamentary cooperation committee held in the National Assembly, Armen Ashotyan, the chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly, announced this.

The latter noted that the new RA-EU agreement can be an additional factor of stability and peace in the region. He noted that the European Union plays an important role in all areas of Armenia, but the focus of political cooperation is the creation of a long-term and stable peace environment for us.

President of the National Assembly Ara Babloyan also stated that since independence, Armenia has always said that close cooperation with the European Union is one of the primary directions of the country. The European Union is first and foremost a community of values ​​that Armenia protects and shares.

“Building and strengthening the statehood of Armenia on the European model is our conscious choice, and this process is irreversible. This agreement will enable us to give new momentum to the joint efforts aimed at the modernization of our state and society. It will advance a far-reaching reform agenda. I believe that the firm steps taken in this direction by our partners in Armenia and the European Union will lead to closer rapprochement of our societies. We must combine our efforts to work effectively in this new phase of EU-Armenia cooperation,” he said.

Referring to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Ara Babloyan said that the desire of the Armenian side to achieve peace and stable development in the region is united with its European partners. And in this sense, it is important that the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Extended Partnership Agreement once again reaffirms the commitment of the European Union to support the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

“Although Azerbaijan constantly tries to distort the nature of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and its peaceful settlement, all the same, its settlement is based on three international principles: non-use of force or the threat of force, territorial integrity and the right of peoples to self-determination, which are the basis of the declarations of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, the only structure with an international mandate dealing with the settlement of the conflict. The position of the international community regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh issue is also expressed in the statements made by the leaders of the tri-chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group. In this sense, the resolution of the conflict is impossible without realizing the right of free self-determination of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia has always been and remains faithful to its vision of strengthening peace and sustainable development,” he added.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Karen Nazaryan In his speech, he also mentioned that Armenia hopes to ratify the EU agreement in the parliament by spring.