"European Commission urges Armenian authorities to hold good presidential elections"

Yerevan, December 1. ArmInfo.

The progress in the Karabakh peace process is a priority and the ways of the peaceful settlement of the conflict are not exhausted, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said in Yerevan when addressing the civil society representatives.

As regards the Armenia-EU cooperation, Barroso expressed content with the democratic reforms in Armenia. He stressed that the presidential elections of 2013 will demonstrate how the republic has advanced in implementation of the European structures' recommendations.

Barroso pointed out that the European Commission urges the Armenian authorities to hold good presidential elections and to speed up the fight against corruption. He added that Armenia faces many challenges, and the main challenge is the closed border. Barroso thinks that the toughening of sanctions against Iran has worsened Armenia's state even more. In this context, he stressed that Armenia should diversify its economy.

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