YEREVAN. – The Armenia-EU relations were marked in 2012 by an intense political dialogue and high-level mutual visits, the Armenian MFA 2012 Report states.        

In March, Armenia’s president visited Brussels. In June, and again in Brussels, he met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, and Štefan Füle, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, paid trips to Armenia.  

In March, Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian attended the Visegrád Four meeting in Prague. In July, he took part in the Brussels talk between EU and the FMs of Eastern Partnership countries.   

Thirteenth session of the Armenia-EU Cooperation Council was convened in December.

The Armenia-EU Association Agreement talks were conducted with success. A progress was recorded in the negotiations with respect to establishing an Armenia-EU Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Zone.

Armenia continued to take an active part in the Eastern Partnership cooperation, the domain-oriented cooperation with EU continued, and parliamentary collaboration carried on with vigor in 2012.