


ArmInfo. The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received the Delegation of the Kingdom of Sweden headed by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Swedish Parliament Kenneth G. Forslund.
As the press-service of the President told ArmInfo, the President noting the dynamic development of the relations between the states, assured that Armenia is interested in deeper cooperation with Sweden. He noticed that the will to reach a new level in relations is based not only on economic and political interests but on common values as well. According to him, Sweden is a state-example in the issues of devotion to European values, held democracy, a high level of protection of human rights, the rule of law that Armenia seeks for by implementing system reforms.
In his turn, Forslund noted that the questions of policy of eastern neighborhood and the program of EU Eastern Partnership are actively discussed in the Parliament of Sweden. "All the programs which initiates the EU in cooperation with the "Eastern Partnership" states, have the support of our Parliament", he said. During the meeting, the sides also discussed the current stage of negotiations between EU and Armenia on the new legislative document, and also the upcoming Parliament elections in Armenia.


