Armenian FM: Armenia-EU document will reflect the depth of relations
On March 13, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated a meeting of the FMs of the European People’s Party (EPP) member-states initiated by Austrian FM Sebastian Kurz. The meeting was attended by foreign ministers of 12 countries, EPP President Joseph Daul, Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brok, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn and other EPP officials. The fight against terrorism and extremism as well as migration issues were on the agenda of the meeting. Addressing the meeting participants, the Armenian diplomat said, “Armenia has hosted about 20,000 Armenian refugees from Syria thus becoming the third largest European country to host the largest number of Syrian refugees in population ratio.” Minister Nalbandian stressed that when seeking solutions to migration-related problems, first of all it is necessary to address their causes. In this context, he highlighted joint struggle against terrorism and a political settlement of the Syria conflict. The Armenian FM also spoke about Armenia-EU relations, and emphasized the newly-started talks over a new legal framework. He said the new agreement would reflect the current deep stage of bilateral cooperation and the results. Mr Nalbandian informed his EPP colleagues of the ongoing efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs aimed at finding a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Armenia’s FM stressed that there is no alternative to a pacific settlement of this conflict, , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia reports.
