ArmInfo. On December 1, the Armenian parliament will hold hearings on signing an agreement on an expanded and comprehensive partnership with the European Union. The head of the parliamentary commission on foreign affairs Armen Ashotyan said this today.
The hearings will be organized by the parliamentary commissions on external affairs and on issues of eointegration. Foreign diplomats, the head of the EU delegation in Armenia, experts will be invited to the hearings.
It should be noted that the signing of a framework agreement with the EU is planned during the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels on November 24. The document consists of 357 pages and 386 chapters and regulates the general principles, approaches and values of political and economic cooperation between Armenia and the EU.
As for the economic component of the document, it says that Armenia should bring its economic policy in line with EU standards. In turn, the EU undertakes to assist in ensuring the independence of the Central Bank of Armenia, the stability of prices in the country's market, and its financial reliability. In the political part of the document, the emphasis is on simplifying the visa regime and starting a dialogue on its liberalization with a view to stimulating mutual visits of RA and EU citizens. The agreement also contains provisions on the Karabakh conflict. The document emphasizes the importance of Armenia's readiness to settle the Karabakh conflict peacefully and the need for its early resolution within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. The document also talks about Armenia's obligation to close the nuclear power plant and build a new one.