Wednesday, February 14 2018 11:13

ArmInfo.Armenia plans to ratify the agreement with the European Union on a Comprehensive and Expanded Partnership as soon as possible. This was stated by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan during the meeting with Ambassador  Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Estonia to Armenia Kai Kaarelson.

According to the press service of the Armenian government, thanking  the Estonian side for supporting the signing of this agreement, Karen  Karapetyan pointed to the importance of development and expansion of  the Armenian-Estonian relations. He recalled that he had discussed  this issue in detail with the Estonian delegation at the World  Economic Forum in Davos. The head of the Armenian government  especially stressed the need to expand bilateral economic  cooperation, increase the volume of trade turnover, organize and  conduct business forums. Karen Karapetyan stressed that for the  Estonian business Armenia can be interesting for entering the markets  of the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran.

In turn, the Estonian diplomat noted the importance of developing  economic cooperation and expressed his readiness to contribute to the  implementation of appropriate measures. He stressed that Estonia is  also interested in expanding and deepening relations with Armenia.   The meeting also discussed issues related to the exchange of  Estonia's experience on the digital agenda of Armenia.  Let us recall  that Estonia became the first EU country to ratify the framework  agreement on the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership between the  European Union and the Republic of Armenia.  According to the  information department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia,  Estonia has completed all the necessary procedures for the entry into  force of the agreement signed between the EU and Armenia, which was  informed by the country's foreign affairs department. Note that the  procedure for the ratification of such agreements in Estonia is not  conducted by the parliament, but by the government of the country in  a facilitated regime. The EU-Armenia Framework Agreement was signed  on November 24, 2017 in Brussels during the Eastern Partnership  Summit.