ArmInfo.A wide range of issues on the Armenia-EU relations agenda were discussed during the March 9 meeting in Brussels by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and European Council President Charles Michel. As the RA Prime Minister's press service reports the parties focused on the large-scale reform agenda being carried out in Armenia.
Charles Michel welcomed Pashinyan's visit to Brussels and expressed his conviction that this is a good opportunity to discuss further steps of cooperation, including towards the effective implementation of the reform agenda in Armenia.
In his turn, the head of the Armenian executive body pointed out the importance of assisting the EU of Armenia in the process of implementing the reforms and expressed his conviction that after Michel was appointed head of the European Council, Armenia-EU cooperation will continue to develop productively. "The European Union is one of the main partners of Armenia in the process of implementing the reform agenda, and we have always felt the useful assistance of the EU in this direction," Pashinyan said. The interlocutors expressed their readiness to further expand Armenia-EU cooperation, including trade and economic contacts. The head of the European Council emphasized the importance of the reform path that Armenia has chosen, adding that the EU will continue to actively cooperate with Yerevan and support it, in the direction of democracy, including judicial reform. The interlocutors exchanged views on expectations from the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit in June this year. The Prime Minister of Armenia emphasized that official Yerevan will continue to move along the democratic path in order to ensure the protection of human rights in the country and the rule of law.