Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin has praised Armenia for the high standards it set in organizing the European Political Community summit.

The Irish Prime Minister, whose country will host the next summit, made the remarks during a joint statement following the 8th European Political Community meeting and thanked Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the warm hospitality.

“We are enormously pleased to receive the baton from Armenia. You have been so warm in your hospitality and so efficient and professional in your organization of today’s meeting. You have set a very high bar for us as we advance our preparations, and we hope we can live up to the standards that you have set,” he said.