YEREVAN, MAY 30, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Karen Nazaryan attended a conference headlined “The current phase of Armenia-EU relations and tools for civil society engagement” held in Yerevan. The event was organized by the Armenian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Civil Society Forum and the EU delegation to Armenia, press service of MFA Armenia informed “Armenpress”.

The Deputy Minister highlighted in his speech that the Armenian Government attaches great importance to the civil society both in terms of implementing joint Armenian-EU projects and domestic reforms. Karen Nazaryan also mentioned that the civil society plays a vital role in the relations of Armenia and the EU.

During the conference the Deputy Minister introduced the results of the recent developments of relations and political interactions between Yerevan and Brussels, touched upon issues of bilateral cooperation with the EU member states, the positions of the sides on regional issues. A reference was made to the process of reviewing the European Neighborhood. Karen Nazaryan also touched upon the negotiation process over Armenia-EU new legal document, the active partnership on the parliamentary level and the EU position on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.