Thursday, April 4 2019 12:30

ArmInfo.Armenia is a very good example among the countries of the Eastern Partnership in terms of its ability to make big changes and improve the quality of state  governance, Head of the EU delegation in Armenia Piotr Switalski  expressed such an opinion on April 4 in Yerevan at the forum  dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the EU Eastern Partnership  program.

According to the diplomat, today serious reforms are taking place in  Armenia in a number of areas that will increase the country's  involvement in European processes.

"Today's forum dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the EaP is a good  opportunity for the Armenian side to identify the vectors of  cooperation within the Eastern Partnership ", said the ambassador,  however, assuring that there was no hidden agenda in the EaP program:  from the very beginning the idea was to strengthen relations between  the European Union and its eastern neighbors.

At the same time, the diplomat believes that the EaP program over the  past 10 years has esnured positive and measurable results. According  to him, today three of the six members of the EaP enjoy privileges  granted by the simplified visa regime, which in turn stimulates  contacts between people. "People benefit from this, and this is  undeniable. In addition, a number of successful educational projects  are being implemented, the most striking of which are Erasmus + and  the European School of Tbilisi," Switalski noted, adding that due to  the funds allocated by the European Union,  thousands of jobs have  been opened in partner countries.

The Head of the EU Delegation also pointed out that for many EU  partners security issues are key and, from this point of view, the EU  is perceived as a security structure.

In conclusion, the diplomat informed about the upcoming meeting of  the heads of state of the program in order to discuss the prospects  for further cooperation.