EUROPEAN COMMISSION READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO REFORMS IN ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Artur Baghdasarian met with head of the European Commission Director General for External Relations Eneko Landaburu. In the course of the meeting Landaburu noted that the EC New Neighborhood program is being worked out and the South Caucasian and Balkan states are a priority in it. In A. Baghdasarian's words, the program is especially important to Armenia during the integration to the European family. A. Baghdasarian presented the process of implementation of reforms in Armenia and noted the importance of the participation and contribution of the European Commission to the process. A. Baghdasarian also noted that Armenia is ready to have normal relations with all neighboring states, including with Azerbaijan and Turkey. In his turn Landaburu noted that today the European Commission budget for 2006-2010 is discussed and it will include programs referring to Armenia.