Armenia welcomes EU Council’s decision on giving mandate to start negotiations with Armenia
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, ARMENPRESS. Armenia welcomes the decision of the Council of the European Union to give a mandate to the European Commission to start negotiations with Armenia.
“Armenpress” was informed by the Department of Press, Information and Public Relations of Foreign Ministry of Armenia that Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian spread a statement on the decision made in Luxembourg on October 12.
Statement of the Foreign Minister on the authorisation to the European Commission on starting negotiations with Armenia reads as follows:
“We attach importance to the decision of the Council of the European Union to give a mandate to the European Commission to start negotiations over forming the new legal basis of relations with Armenia.
We are hopeful that the document to be elaborated as a result of the negotiations will best express the depth of Armenia-EU mutually beneficial cooperation, will reflect the joint commitment to raise our relations to a new level and will outline the comprehensive partnership in all areas of mutual interest.”