On November 23, a regular meeting of Senior Officials of Eastern Partnership (EaP) states was held in Brussels, with participation of representatives of six partner states and European Union member-states.

Garen Nazarian, Deputy Foreign Minister, headed the delegation of Armenia in this annual meeting.

The purpose of the meeting, held under the presidency of Thomas Mayr-Harting, the newly-appointed Director of the European External Action Service (EEAS), was to discuss steps ensuing from the results of the EaP Riga Summit and the review process of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP).

In his remarks, Garen Nazarian commended that recommendations made by Armenia were reflected in the ENP review document, particularly, that the adoption of a differentiated approach towards partner states would enable the exploration of parties’ potential and capacity to the fullest, to facilitate cooperation with EU in the areas of mutual interest.

Deputy FM attached significance to the fostering of cooperation between various integration processes.

During the meeting, latest developments in Armenia-European Union cooperation were reflected on, including the forthcoming negotiations between Yerevan and Brussels on new legal document and issues of Armenia’s joining to a range of EU projects.

At the meeting, thoughts were exchanged over the agenda of EaP Informal Ministerial Dialogues to-be-held on November 26, in Tbilisi.