The decision by the Council of the European Union to provide support to Armenia within the framework of the European Peace Instrument and to initiate a dialogue on visa liberalization resonates with the European aspirations of Armenian citizens. This was stated by the Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.
“Providing Armenia with support under the European Peace Instrument and initiating a dialogue on visa liberalization aligns with the established value-based partnership and the European aspirations of Armenian citizens,” Mirzoyan said on July 22 in London during a meeting with experts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in the UK.
Emphasizing the importance of ensuring sustainable peace in the context of regional economic development, the head of the RA Foreign Ministry presented the "Crossroads of Peace" project proposed by the RA government and the response from international partners.
On July 17, the European Union at the ambassadorial level of all member states approved the European Commission's proposal to start negotiations with Armenia on visa liberalization.
These decisions were made in the context of recent talks between Yerevan and Brussels. In October last year, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in the European Parliament that Armenia is ready to be closer to the European Union as much as the European Union considers it possible. A few months after this statement, Pashinyan expressed doubts about whether the EU is ready to accept Armenia as a full member.
