President of European Council, President of European Commission  welcome agreement on text of peace agreement between Armenia and  Azerbaijan

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, within the framework of the 6th Summit of the European Political Community being held in Tirana.

During the meeting, issues related to the deepening of  Armenia-European Union relations were discussed, and the importance  of the continuous development of bilateral cooperation was  emphasized, especially in the areas of strengthening democracy,  economic integration, infrastructure modernization and reforms.

Nikol Pashinyan highly appreciated the consistent support of the  European Union for the reforms implemented in Armenia and emphasized  the readiness of the Armenian Government to continue deepening  cooperation with the EU, ensuring a new and effective stage of  cooperation.

The Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission,  in turn, reaffirmed their support for Armenia's democratic progress  and welcomed the positive steps taken by Armenia to ensure regional  peace and stability.

Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen welcomed and considered an  important step the adoption of the law on the launch of the process  of Armenia's accession to the European Union. They also stressed the  importance of the bilateral acceleration of the visa liberalization  process.

The EU representatives welcomed the fact of reaching an agreement on  the text of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan,  underlining its importance for ensuring regional security and  stability.  They stressed the EU's readiness to continue supporting  the peace process and promoting the establishment of long-term  stability in the region.

Reference was made to the "Crossroads of Peace" project of the  Government of the Republic of Armenia.  Antonio Costa and Ursula von  der Leyen welcomed the project and emphasized the importance of  unblocking regional communication channels.

The parties emphasized the importance of the continuation of the  dialogue and agreed to actively cooperate on further steps, taking  into account all issues of mutual interest.