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Armenia has all ingredients for developing and flourishing – EU Ambassador Piotr Świtalski 

Armenia has all ingredients for developing and flourishing – EU Ambassador Piotr Świtalski 

YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS. The European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) hosted an exclusive briefing on EU-Armenia relations with EU Ambassador to Armenia Piotr Świtalski in Brussels on March 7.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the EuFoA, the briefing, which took place against the background of the recent signing of the EU-Armenia Partnership Priorities, was moderated by Diogo Pinto, Director of EuFoA, and attended by over 40 representatives of the EU institutions, diplomatic corps, international NGOs, research community, and media. In his initial remarks, Ambassador Świtalski expressed his optimism towards the ratification and the implementation of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed by Armenia and the EU last November.

Świtalski was optimistic over the ratification and implementation of the CEPA, saying “we have clear signals that the agreement will be implemented in good faith”. Despite being “the smallest country in the Eastern Partnership, Armenia is the most interested in the EU”, Świtalski added. He also stressed how the agreement can act as a catalyst for domestic reform, essential for unleashing Armenia’s economic potential. Ambassador Świtalski stated that ‘Armenia has all the ingredients for growth and prosperity”, namely intellect and human capital, but changes are necessary to achieve a sustainable economic development.

The discussion that followed touched upon topics such as gender inequality, emigration, visa liberalisation, and the clash between the older generation—still nostalgic for the Soviet Union—and the younger one, who see the European Union as “the epitome of a better life”. To conclude, EuFoA Director Diogo Pinto thanked the Ambassador and the attendees for their meaningful participation. “European Friends of Armenia will keep working to make sure that the European Union and Armenia are on the same page when addressing important issues”, he said.

English –translator/editor: Tigran Sirekanyan

 








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