The 8th Informal Eastern Partnership (EaP) Ministerial Meeting will be convened Thursday in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.,

The event will bring together Johannes Hahn, European Union Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations; Jean-Christophe Belliard, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs - Political Director for the European External Action Service (EEAS); and high-level delegations from the EaP participating states.

As a result of the meeting, the heads of participating delegations will hold a joint news conference.

On the same day, the EaP ministers of science and technology will conduct a discourse devoted to research and innovation.

In addition, President Serzh Sargsyan will receive the heads of delegations that have arrived in Yerevan.