On March 18, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian met EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, who arrived in Yerevan.

Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian attached importance to Armenia-European Union high level regular meetings, stressing that those meetings facilitate the expansion of cooperation and moving forward of the bilateral agenda.

Expressing gratitude for the reception, Commissioner Hahn mentioned that it is his first visit to Armenia, during which he has already had quite efficient discussions, and expressed hope that his visit will bring new impetus to the cooperation.

The sides exchanged views on the formation of new legal framework of Armenia-European Union relations. In this context, importance was attached to the forthcoming start of the negotiations on legal framework.

Minister Nalbandian reaffirmed Armenia's readiness to continue further deepening of cooperation with the EU in all directions, all possible areas on the basis of reached achievements, given Armenia's obligations in other international integration frameworks.

The sides placed importance to EU-Armenia Agreements on Visa Facilitation and Readmission, entered into effort from January 2014 that pave the way to launch of the negotiations on visa liberalization regime.

Minister Nalbandian expressed gratitude for EU's current advisory and financial support to the reform process in Armenia.

In the context of regional issues Commissioner Hahn expressed EU support to the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs' efforts towards settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The meeting was followed by joint press-conference of Edward Nalbandian and Johannes Hahn.