YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Premier Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Štefan Füle, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy.  

“We are convinced that your visit to Armenia will give new impetus to our bilateral cooperation,” Sargsyan said. He noted that one of the country’s priority objectives is to sign the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, the Government press service informs.    

Recording the Armenian government’s reforms in the country, Štefan Füle, in his turn, underscored the effective continuity of these efforts. “We will continue to effectively assist you so that the reforms’ potential may be high,” Füle added. 

European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy noted that EU’s financial assistance to Armenia will continue on the principle of “more for more.” At the same time Štefan Füle proposed to replace the Armenia-EU Action Plan with the Association agenda. 

The interlocutors also reflected on the holding of the donors’ conference.

In addition, the parties discussed the Ramil Safarov case. Specifically, the PM noted that the European community’s assessments in this regard need to be clear. Sargsyan drew Füle’s attention to Azerbaijan’s militaristic policies. In Tigran Sargsyan’s words, EU must clearly stress that it does not tolerate the use of force, otherwise, it will impose international sanctions against the violator of this precept.     

Following the meeting, Armenia and the European Commission signed two financial agreements, whereby Armenia will be allocated a total of €43-million assistance. The documents were signed by Tigran Sargsyan and Štefan Füle.