“On the one hand was FM Edward Nalbandian, on the other hand, Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan and NA [i.e., National Assembly] Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Artak Zakaryan.
“Nalbandian met with Štefan Füle, European Union Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, but they did not come to a general agreement. Furthermore, Füle implied that
“And the discussion at EPP [i.e., the European People’s Party], during which even though Ashotyan had suggested that the [Armenia-EU] Association Agreement be adjusted and initialed without the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area agreement [with EU], was unsuccessful.
“The EPP political committee adopted a resolution condemning Russia’s blackmail and pressures upon the Eastern Partnership member countries and stating that the precept of ‘either, or’ is in force,” Zhoghovurd writes.
