Working visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Belgium

President Serzh Sargsyan, Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, who is in Brussels on a working visit, today had a working lunch with the President of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the European Parliament Elmar Brok and Vice President of the European Peoples’ Party (EPP) fraction in the European Parliament Ioannis Kasoulides.

The interlocutors stressed that such meeting present a good opportunity for the exchange of ideas regarding the strengthening of the party-to-party ties, as well as for the discussions on the progress and issues of Armenia’s Eurointegration process.

At the meeting the parties attached importance of the parliamentarian aspect of the Armenia-EU cooperation, to the bilateral cooperation between the RA National Assembly and European Parliament and activities in the framework of Euronest – Parliamentary Assembly of the Eastern Partnership program.

According to the parties, platforms like that present a good opportunity to the legislatures to establish close links between the European lawmakers and their colleagues from the Eastern Partnership program member states and discuss issues related to the expansion of cooperation.

The parties noted that there has been registered considerable progress in the negotiations on the Armenia-EU Association Agreement, which testifies to the willingness of the two sides and manifests common approaches and understandings regarding the main issues.

President Serzh Sargsyan spoke with the President of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the European Parliament Elmar Brok and Vice President of the European Peoples’ Party (EPP) fraction in the European Parliament Ioannis Kasoulides about the course of the reforms conducted in Armenia and forthcoming programs. Serzh Sargsyan noted that currently the works are underway to develop a program of joint actions with the European Commission stemming from the strategy of these reforms. With this regard stressed was the importance of the European Neighborhood’s “More for More” principle.

At this moment, the President of Armenia participates at the Summit of the European Peoples’ Party which commenced hours ago in Brussels. Later, at the Party office, the President Serzh Sargsyan will have a meeting with the President of the EPP Wilfried Martens.