Armenia waiting for Luxemburg Declaration
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian today received the delegation headed by Gunnar Wiegand, chief negotiator for Armenia-EU Association Agreement.
The interlocutors dwelt on issues on Armenia-EU cooperation agenda, praising the high level of the political dialogue and the deepening cooperation.
The parties noted that good progress has been registered after the talks on the Association Agreement were lunched 1.5 years ago. Nineteen chapters have been negotiated and temporarily closed up to now.
Edward Nalbandian and Gunnar Wiegand discussed the work done in different formats of cooperation and outlined the future steps. The officials also exchanged views on the negotiations on the Association Agreement, facilitation of the visa regime, creations of a comprehensive free trade zone.
In this context, they highlighted the Joint Declaration on a Mobility Partnership to be signed in Luxemburg on October 27 which aims to facilitate the visa regime.
After the meeting, Minister Nalbandian opened the 7th plenary sitting of the negotiations on the Association Agreement. It was followed by a working sitting co-chaired by Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.
