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.”