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President Serzh Sargsyan received today the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and for the Crisis in Georgia Herbert Salber.

As the press department at the President’s Office reported, 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.