Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Tuesday lauded what he described as the “effective outcomes” of the inaugural Armenia-EU Summit held earlier in May in Yerevan.
Mirzoyan addressed the issue during a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart, Kęstutis Budrys, responding to a question about perceptions in the EU regarding Armenia’s approaches following the summit.
He said that Armenia is moving closer to the EU every day.
“Armenia’s approaches have always been dynamically presented both to the EU and to partner member states. This summit was no exception. It is no secret that Armenia is moving closer and closer to the EU every day. There are all the opportunities for this, and there is the number one prerequisite for it — the European aspirations of the Armenian people, which were expressed, for example, through last year’s civic initiative that eventually turned into a law adopted by the National Assembly,” the Armenian FM said.
Last year, the Armenian parliament adopted a bill on EU integration, calling on the government to launch the process of EU accession.
The inaugural Armenia-EU Summit took place on May 5, a day after the 8th European Political Community Summit, which was also held in the Armenian capital.
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