During meeting with the EU colleagues, the Armenian side is going to make new initiatives,  which will give us an opportunity to promote the process of reforms that we have already started, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Euractiv. 

“The introduction of European business ethics and culture in a number of spheres will strengthen our capabilities and contribute to the development of infrastructure. I am confident that our European partners will respond positively to our programmes,” he said when asked about his visit to Brussels.

Asked whether  Serzh Sargsyan’s decision not to sign the Deep and Comprehensive Agreement with the EU now look like a mistake, Pashinyan said: “I am for a more transparent policy than Armenia had in the past. Today as we are cooperating with the EU, we keep informing our European partners about our cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union and vice versa. Moreover, we are trying to serve as a bridge between these two unions — being a regional leader in democracy, a full member of the Eurasian Economic Union, signatory of the CEPA (EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement) – we can contribute to various economic initiatives.”

“Even in its non-ratified status, it [CEPA] allows to initiate and implement different projects. It has already been ratified by ten EU member countries. We hope that the document will be fully effective by the end of the year,” Pashinyan added.