Serzh Sargsyan participated at the European People’s Party Summit in Brussels

On June 28, the President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the RPA participated at the European People’s Party Summit in Brussels and made a statement. In his speech, the President of Armenia spoke about the dynamically growing relations of Armenia with the European Union, the process of negotiations on a number of directions such as the Association Agreement, Agreements on Entry Visa and Readmission, Armenia-EU Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Zone, as well as the pivotal issue of the Armenia-EU negotiations – the wide-ranging agenda of the reforms conducted in Armenia.

President Serzh Sargsyan spoke also about the current stage of the NK peace process and expressed his concern regarding the provocations carried out recently by the Azerbaijani side at the line of contact and the Armenian-Azeri border. Serzh Sargsyan presented to the participants of the Summit our country’s position on this issue, reiterating Armenia’s readiness to solve the conflict through peaceful means and negotiations in line with the accepted international norms. He underscored that the peaceful resolution of the NK conflict based on reasonable concessions and conducted in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group has no alternative.

President Sargsyan thanked the leadership of the EPP and all member parties for their assistance in making the Republican Party of Armenia and two other Armenian political parties – Orinats Erkir and Heritage – part of the large EPP family. The President of Armenia expressed confidence that it will enhance Armenia’s Eurointegration and facilitate implementation of all cooperation programs.

In his speech, Serzh Sargsyan stressed the importance of the main topic of the current discussions and noted that failure of the Euro poses threat not only to the future of Europe and integration processes with its neighbors but also to the global economy.