YEREVAN.- Secretary of Armenia’s National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan received on Wednesday Klaas van der Tempel, Dutch MFA’s  Special Representative for the Eastern Partnership countries.

The sides discussed prospects for new initiatives and programs of cooperation between Armenia and the Netherlands, as well as implementation of reforms in Armenia in accordance with the EU standards.

The new Armenia-EU cooperation program for 2012-2013 includes 170 proposals, Baghdasaryan said.

In his turn, Klaas van der Tempel expressed satisfaction with the Armenian authorities’ decisiveness to carry out the reforms in accordance with the EU standards, which is stated in the international agencies as well. He also stressed importance of the work of EU parliamentary group in Armenia, expressing readiness to assist the important processes.

During the meeting held with the participation of the Netherlands’ Ambassador to Armenia Peter Ian Langenberg, the oficials also discussed wide range of international and regional problems.