The President of Armenia receives the head of Euronest

The President of Armenia, Serz Sargsyan received in Yerevan yesterday the co-President of Euronest, the Parliamentary framework of the Eastern Partnership Programme that brings together representatives of the European Parliament and Parliamentarians from the Eastern Partnership countries.

During the meeting the two sides emphasised the importance of Euronest as a mechanism for promoting understanding and dialogue, strenghtening relations and promoting co-operation.

Kristian Vigenen, who is a Member of the European Parliament from Bulgaria, and was elected as co-President of Euronest earlier this year, informed the Armenian President of the work done so far in the framework of this new parliamentary mechanism. On his part President Sargsyan took the opportunity to stress the importance that the Armenia attaches to its relations with the European Union. The Armenian President said that these relations were based on shared values. He added that ongoing reforms in Armenia will also play a key part in the development of these relations.

source: commonspace.eu, with the Press Service of the President of Armenia

photo: The President of Armenia with the coi-President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Kristian Vigenen in Yerevan on 11 November 2011. (picture courtesy of the Press Service of the president of Armenia)

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