Johannes Khan: Armenia can count on a consistent EU assistance in  initiating radical reforms

ArmInfo.Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and EU Commissioner for European Policy on Neighborhood and negotiations on the expansion of Johannes Khan in the UN headquarters discussed the further development of relations  between Armenia and the European Union. As the press service of the  government reports, the interlocutors discussed issues aimed at  enhancing interaction, and touched on further steps aimed at  implementing the Agreement on a comprehensive and expanded  partnership.

Nikol Pashinyan noted that the Armenian government adheres to the  path of progressive democratic development of the country, ensuring  the rule of law, protecting human rights, strengthening the  competitive and favorable business environment. In this context, the  head of government attached importance to the EU's comprehensive  assistance to the ongoing democratic reforms in Armenia. Referring to  the early elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan, Pashinyan  noted that over 80% voted for the block "My step".

This, as pointed out by the prime minister, indicates that the  society voted in favor of holding early parliamentary elections. As  the head of the Armenian government emphasized, the elections were  free and transparent, and the fact that the defeated political forces  congratulated the winner is unprecedented in Armenia and can become a  good political culture. The head of government also informed that in  the near future he is going to start consultations with other  political forces on the issue of holding early parliamentary  elections. Johannes Khan, in his turn, noted that the EU will  consistently continue programs and activities aimed at stimulating  interaction with Armenia, assisting in the framework of the Agreement  on Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership to further strengthen  democracy in the country, the rule of law and the protection of human  rights, and reform of the development of the judicial system. Khan  stressed that Armenia can count on the EU's consistent assistance in  initiating radical reforms in accordance with the priorities of the  Armenian government.