It is obvious that there is consensus in EU regarding deepening of  relations with Armenia - Pashinyan

ArmInfo. Yerevan aims to deepen relations with the EU, but in no way wants to contrast these relations with regional cooperation and regional vision. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated on October 17 in Strasbourg at a press conference with President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola.

According to Pashinyan, Armenia's relations with the EU are based on  a common system of values.  "Democracy for the Republic of Armenia is  a strategic choice, and not a choice dictated by circumstances," he  said.

As the Prime Minister indicated, Armenia is committed to the full  implementation of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced  Partnership Agreement (CEPA). "I am sure that the EU and Armenia have  not exhausted the opportunity to bring and expand relations to a new  level. A security component has also been added to EU-Armenia  relations in the form of the EU civilian mission, which monitors the  state border of Armenia with Azerbaijan,"  he noted.

According to Pashinyan, today it is obvious that there is a consensus  in the EU regarding the deepening of relations with Armenia. He  recalled that Yerevan recently ratified the Rome Statute, as well as  Protocol No.  13 to the Convention, abolishing the death penalty in  all circumstances.

Nikol Pashinyan there are issues that Armenia needs urgent EU support  to resolve, in particular in addressing humanitarian problems arising  as a result of forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno- Karabakh.