Wednesday, 6 February 2008
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the EU delegation, headed by current President of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, Dr Dimitrij Rupel. Mr. Rupel was accompanied by EU Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Dr Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Special Representative to South Caucasus Peter Szemneby, other dignitaries.
Welcoming the EU delegation, the Prime Minister of Armenia noted that Armenia prioritizes the establishment of closer ties with EU countries, highly values the years-long experience of collaboration with European structures and seeks to deepen the existing ties of cooperation. Head of delegation Dimitrij Ruppel and RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan expressed satisfaction at the current status of EU-Armenia relationship and the course of realization of the European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan.
Dimitrij Ruppel advised that Armenia was the last