Armenian Foreign Minister and European Commission Director-General discuss deeper Armenia–EU partnership and trade diversification
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Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan met Gert Jan Koopman, the European Commission’s Director-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, on 26 October.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade announced this in a statement.
They discussed efforts to implement the Strategic Agenda for the Armenia–EU Partnership, as well as prospects for further deepening cooperation.
The discussion also covered efforts to strengthen Armenia’s energy and economic resilience, including through trade diversification. Minister Mirzoyan stressed the importance of fully realising the opportunities provided by the adoption of the EU regulation on autonomous trade measures for Armenian goods.
The two sides exchanged views on possible steps to consolidate peace and steadily institutionalise it, as well as projects to expand the transport infrastructure network with Armenia’s involvement and in line with the Crossroads of Peace initiative.
They also discussed upcoming high-level engagements.