Monday, March 9 2020 19:30

ArmInfo.A wide range of issues on the Armenia-EU relations agenda were discussed during the March 9 meeting in Brussels by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and  European Council President Charles Michel.  As the RA Prime  Minister's press service reports the parties focused on the  large-scale reform agenda being carried out in Armenia.  

Charles Michel welcomed Pashinyan's visit to Brussels and expressed his  conviction that this is a good opportunity to discuss further steps  of cooperation, including towards the effective implementation of the  reform agenda in Armenia. 

In his turn, the head of the Armenian executive body pointed out the  importance of assisting the EU of Armenia in the process of  implementing the reforms and expressed his conviction that after  Michel was appointed head of the European Council, Armenia-EU  cooperation will continue to develop productively. "The European  Union is one of the main partners of Armenia in the process of  implementing the reform agenda, and we have always felt the useful  assistance of the EU in this direction," Pashinyan said.  The  interlocutors expressed their readiness to further expand Armenia-EU  cooperation, including trade and economic contacts.  The head of the  European Council emphasized the importance of the reform path that  Armenia has chosen, adding that the EU will continue to actively  cooperate with Yerevan and support it, in the direction of democracy,  including judicial reform.  The interlocutors exchanged views on  expectations from the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit in June  this year.  The Prime Minister of Armenia emphasized that official  Yerevan will continue to move along the democratic path in order to  ensure the protection of human rights in the country and the rule of   law.