YEREVAN.- Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan received on Friday European People’s Party (EPP) President Wilfried Martens who arrived in Armenia to attend the EPP Eastern Partnership summit.

Although, Armenia is a relatively new member of the EPP, it has been effective in its work carried out over a year and now is hosting Eastern Partnership summit of the European People’s Party (EPP), they noted.

President Sargsyan and EPP leader consider such meetings give an opportunity to exchange views on Armenia’s progress on its way to European integration as well as strengthening of relations between the parties.

Speaking about Armenia’s recent achievements, Wilfried Martens mentioned three parties’ joining EPP as well as holding free parliamentary elections.

The sides also touched upon upcoming presidential elections, issues related to cooperation within Eastern Partnership project.