YEREVAN. - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will visit Armenia in June 2011, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Karine Ghazinyan stated in the Armenian Parliament on Thursday.

Yerevan will host the fifth round of talks on Armenia-EU association membership on May 23. According to deputy FM, 18 out of 24 provisions stipulated in the agreement on associate membership have already been negotiated. The other 6 provisions will be discussed in next rounds. She stressed that Armenia is ahead of Georgia and Azerbaijan on the issue and European partners are satisfied with the progress.

Ghazinyan also stressed that facilitation of visa regime, creation of free trade relations, envisaging removal of trade restrictions between Armenia and the EU are a focal point of the talks with the EU.