In his address at the European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, President of the European Council António Costa thanked Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the courageous political decisions he has made, which have brought Armenia closer to the European Union.
“Today’s European Political Community Summit is truly historic. It is historic because, for the first time, the EPC meets here in the South Caucasus, and because it places Armenia in the heart of Europe, which is exactly where it belongs, in light of its long and rich history. It is historic because today’s summit has been made possible by the agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan—that agreement is a story of peace in Europe that must be celebrated in a world where escalation and war seem to dominate,” he said.
Costa said the Yerevan summit is historic also because, for the very first time, a non-European guest, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, has been invited to participate in a summit of the European Political Community.
“But the EPC is about more than just building a common European principle vision for peace and prosperity. It is also about turning that vision into reality—on energy, on connectivity, on democratic resilience—the themes of this year’s roundtables. And I’m glad that, again, like in the previous summits, the EPC will be a catalyst for action—action in support of Ukraine, Moldova, and Armenia, and also in building a European coalition against drugs,” he said.
“I would like to end where I started, by thanking Prime Minister Pashinyan for hosting us today, but also—in fact, mainly—for the courageous political decisions he has taken to bring Armenia closer to the European Union. The direction of travel is unmistakable, and an important milestone on that path is tomorrow’s first-ever European Union-Armenia summit, right here in Yerevan. And that is worth celebrating. But today is about the European Political Community, and I wish you all a successful meeting,” the President of the European Council said.
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