Special representative: EU wishes to supports Karabakh conflict  settlement

ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received  Herbert Zalbert, the special representative of EU on Southern Caucasus and Georgian  crisis. According to the  information shared with ArmInfo at the press office of the Presidential staff, at the beginning of the meeting, President Sargsyan congratulated Herbert Salber on the extension of his mandate by the EU Council and wished him every success.

Serzh Sargsyan noted that the work of the EU Special Representative is highly appreciated also in Armenia, since its main objective is to establish the atmosphere of confidence among the parties for a peaceful resolution of the NK conflict. It can be very beneficial and supportive to the efforts undertaken by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.

At the meeting, the parties spoke about the Armenia-EU relations,  parliamentary elections held in Armenia and works to be conducted by  the government after the elections, reforms implemented in different  areas, as well as the opportunities for moving the NK peace process  forward.

Herbert Salber congratulated the President on the successful  parliamentary elections and underscored that the elections were a  significant step forward from the viewpoint of stability,  strengthening of democracy in the country while some observed  problems, according to Mr. Salber, are solvable.  The EU Special  Representative for the South Caucasus and for the Crisis in Georgia  Herbert Salber spoke with satisfaction about the accomplishments  registered recently in the Armenia-EU relations, noting President  Sargsyan's visit to Brussel in February 2017 when there was announced  the conclusion of the negotiations between Armenia and the European  Union on the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement which  was initialed on March 21 in Yerevan.

The President of Armenia thanked for the congratulations and stressed  the importance of a considerable assistance provided by the EU in the  pre-election period which played its role in conducting the elections  in line with international standards.

 The President of Armenia and the EU Special Representative Herbert  Salber discussed the opportunities for moving the NK peace process  forward, existing at this point problems and concerns, as well as  issues related to the EU commitment to find a peaceful solution to  the problem and possible avenues for assistance. The EU Special  Representative assured that the European Union is interested and  ready to assist within the limits of its abilities to the resolution  of the problem and supports the efforts of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE  Minsk Group dealing with the issue.