RA President Serzh Sargsyan met with EU President Angel Moratinos in Yerevan.

During the meeting, Armenian leader gave high assessment to RA-EU collaboration, emphasizing the importance of its further development. Serzh Sargsyan also thanked EU for financial and consultative assistance to Armenia.

Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Miguel Angel Moratinos, in turn, characterized his visit to Armenia as EU’s strategic vision aimed at strengthening of RA-EU relations.

The parties focused on priority directions in RA-EU collaboration: visa regime facilitation, free trade zone and associative agreements. The discussion also covered Armenia-Turkey rapprochement issue and peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict. Serzh Sargsyan presented official Yerevan’s position on the issue.

Miguel Angel Moratinos expressed confidence that threat of force is not a way to Karabakh conflict settlement. “We support peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict,” EU President stated, presidential press service reported.