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The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and European Union is our joint achievement, and it can become a positive precedent for other cooperation projects, Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan stated today at the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels.

To remind, President Sargsyan is attending the 5th Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit where the
the new EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement is expected to be signed.

In his remarks, Sargsyan noted that the new Agreement is a comprehensive document the reflects the significant developments of the recent period of our collaboration and defines the guidelines that are necessary to deepen these relations.

“This Agreement is not merely a legal document, but a reflection on the wealth of values of human rights and fundamental freedoms that we share. Important elements of the strengthening of democracy such as rule of law, consolidation of judiciary, development of public and social institutes, good governance ae the core of this Agreement. The efficient realization of these elements is of vital importance for our nation in order to implement successfully the envisaged reforms. It is exactly the development based on these shared values that ensures the long-lasting and sustainable development for any responsible member of the international community. I thank the leadership of the European Union for the support provided throughout this process,” Sargsyan stated.

The President went on saying the importance of this Agreement is not limited to the Armenia-EU relations. “Many international counterparts of ours describe Armenia as a nation that brings various integration processes closer to each other, a nation that is led by desire to reconcile and complement interests in the spirit of cooperation and cohabitation, and it is something that seriously obliges us to meet the expectation,” said Sargsyan, adding “The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and European Union is our joint achievement, and I can become a positive precedent for other cooperation projects. I congratulate all of us upon this occasion.”