Гунар Виганд:

Между Арменией и Евросоюзом сохраняется высокая динамика переговоров, которые характеризуются амбициозной повесткой и стремлением углубить отношения. Об этом журналистам заявил главный переговорщик европейской стороны на переговорах по соглашению об Ассоциации между Арменией и ЕС, глава управления по вопросам "Восточного партнерства" Единой внешнеполитической службы ЕС Гунар Виганд, говоря о двусторонних отношениях.

Он отметил широкий спектр обсуждаемых между сторонами вопросов, выделив особо заключение соглашения о зоне свободной торговли. «Ожидается, что соглашение будет заключено к концу года», - отметил Виганд. Он добавил, что существование аналогичных соглашений Армении с другими странами, включая Россию, ни коем образом не препятствует взаимодействию с ЕС, подчеркнув, что Армения сама выразила стремление войти в зону свободной торговли с Европой, и ЕС привержен оказанию содействия властям страны в этой цели. Виганд также отметил положительный эффект, который даст это соглашение Армении, в том числе углубление экономической интеграции и приток международных инвестиций. Кроме того, он отметил важность того, что глава МИД Армении Эдвард Налбандян в Люксембурге подпишет «Совместную декларация партнерства о мобильности».

В свою очередь, замминистра ИД Армении Зохраб Мнацаканян отметил, что со стороны властей страны есть стремление приложить все усилия для того, чтобы ускорить процесс выполнения положений соглашения.

 

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