President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has sent a message of congratulations to Serzh Sargsyan on his appointment as the RA Prime Minister, the Press Office of the Armenian Government reports. In his message J. Barroso stressed the EU Commission hopes on further development of harmonic and strong relations with Armenia via full realization of EU-Armenia Partnership and Co-operation Agreement and European Neighborhood Action Plan. He said, an important agenda of political and economic reforms is in front of the Armenian government, including continuation of democratic processes and dialog among different political parties and the civil society. Jose Manuel Barroso underlined, the continuation of efforts in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict peaceful solution is a serious challenge in foreign policy context of Armenia. He expressed readiness by the European Commission to assist Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group in this issue.

"The European Commission is ready to support your efforts in building a prosperous state, respect of human rights, rule of law and realization of successful economic policy. I hope your government will be able to deepen democracy, particularly holding the coming elections in accordance with OSCE and other international electoral standards," says the message.