In Luxembourg, the Foreign Minister of Armenia urged the countries of the European Union to speed up the steps to support Armenia in the background of the latest Russian restrictions, the sources of “Freedom” reported from Brussels.
“It was a positive and important meeting to counteract Russia’s hybrid and commercial attacks,” one of the European diplomats present at the meetings told Azatutyun.
Earlier, “Azat” became aware that the European Union intends to offer Armenia preferential conditions: Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM), within the framework of which some Armenian products can enter the European market without customs duties and quotas.
During Mirzoyan’s visit, according to “Freedom” sources, the European Commission reaffirmed this commitment. It is expected that the list of products will become known in the coming weeks.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced today in a briefing with journalists. “Of course, I am grateful to our partners in the European Union for responding so quickly, including for financial support, and there are laws by which we provide more targeted support to our entrepreneurs with budgetary possibilities.”
Pashinyan emphasized that there are already contracts for the export of large and long-term batches. “We are talking about today, because every day there is work and every day there are events. Today, if you followed the government session, the Minister of Economy mentioned that the number of new directions in which we export already exceeds a dozen countries. Moreover, most of them we had zero exports before. Now we not only have batches, but also contracts for large and long-term batches.”
“[Mirzoyan’s] visit confirmed the deepening relations between the EU and Armenia,” said another European diplomat, adding: “Foreign Minister Mirzoyan also emphasized Armenia’s desire to diversify the energy sector and emphasized the need for the EU to take steps in that direction.”
According to “Azatutyun” sources, at the meeting, Ararat Mirzoyan expressed hope that the border with Turkey will be opened in the near future. He also noted the uncertainty in the peace process with Azerbaijan, which appeared after the June 7 elections, as a result of which Nikol Pashinyan’s “Civil Pact” could not get a constitutional majority.
Yesterday, Pashinyan announced in the Parliament that the visit of the assistant to the President of Azerbaijan last week was related to the results of the June 7 elections, in particular, “managing the threats” that emerged from it.
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