Friday, March 22 2019 14:59

ArmInfo.Armenian Ambassador to Lithuania Tigran Mkrtchyan in Vilnius took part in the "10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership: what happened and what to  expect " forum. 

The press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo that  during his speech Mkrtchyan touched upon the prospects for  cooperation with the European Union under the Eastern Partnership  program, highly appreciated the role of the opportunities provided by  the EU, and in particular with the EaP tools in implementing reforms  in various fields in Armenia.

Highlighting the importance of starting a dialogue with the EU on the  liberalization of the visa regime, the Armenian diplomat expressed  hope that the reform agenda, carried out on a large scale by the  Armenian government, will have a positive impact on this issue.  At  the same time, he stressed that both Lithuania and other Baltic  countries unequivocally assist Armenia in this matter. Mkrtchyan also  spoke about the signed agreement on a comprehensive and expanded  Armenia- EU partnership, calling it an important achievement in the  framework of the EaP program. The Armenian Ambassador thanked the  Baltic countries that were the first to ratify this agreement,  stressing the importance of ratification of the document by all EU  member states.  As part of the Romanian presidency of the Council of  the European Union, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign  Affairs of Romania Danut Sebastian Neculaescu spoke at the forum, who  presented Romania's priorities in the EU Council, stressed the  importance of the Eastern Partnership as a platform for cooperation  with the European Union and the Member States of the Organization,  while He highly appreciated the ongoing democratic processes and  reforms undertaken by the government of Prime Minister Pashinyan in  Armenia.