European Parliament adopted resolution proposing to consider possibility of Armenia's membership in the European Union.

504 members of the European Parliament voted for the adoption of the resolution, 4 against, 32 MEPs abstained.

The document authored by the European People's Party group is submitted as a joint initiative of all groups in the European Parliament.

In the draft of the resolution, the members of the European Parliament (MEPs) specifically propose to consider the possibility of granting Armenia the status of a candidate for EU membership.

"(…) should Armenia be interested in applying for candidate status and continuing on its path of sustained reforms consolidating its democracy, this could set the stage for a transformative phase in EU-Armenia relations," says, in particular, the draft joint resolution of the members of the EU’s legislative body.

Also, the MEPs call on the EU “Commission and the Council to actively support Armenia’s desire for increased cooperation with the EU, not only in the area of economic partnership but also in political dialogue, people-to-people contacts, sectoral integration and security cooperation.”