Armenian President: "Opportunities for the peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict have not been exhausted yet"

The due announcement was made by Armenian President Serzh Sarkissyan during the meeting with representatives of the diplomatic missions of the EU countries in Armenia and delegation of the European Commission.

The program of Armenia's actions in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy, fully complies with the program of the Armenian government and the proposed democratic reforms.

Serzh Sarkisstan voiced satisfaction with the steps on the implementation of the Armenia-EU program of actions and the due assessments of the European Commission. He said Armenia strives to joining the GSP+ regime, to get the market status from the European Union and sign an agreement on free trade with the EU. In this connection, according to the Armenian President, the priority for the country will be the improvement of the business-atmosphere, profound reforms in the customs sphere.

Serzh Sarkissyan noted that regardless of the post-election processes, the conduction of democratic reforms is necessary for Armenia. He voiced regret that the government did not manage to prevent the March 1 events in Yerevan.

According to the Armenian President, the authorities are responsible for the events and the way out of the situation lies in the execution of regulations of the PACE resolution. During the meeting Serzh Sarkissyan presented his approach to the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, noting that official Yerevan speaks for the peaceful resolution of the issue, while Azerbaijan continues making militaristic declarations.

At the same time, he considers that chances of the peaceful resolution of the problem have not been exhausted yet and are possible if talks continue considering basic principles.

The President of Armenia said regarding the Armenian-Turkish relations that Armenian side is ready to restore relations with Turkey without any conditions and all disputable questions can be discussed in the framework of intergovernmental relations and talks.

On behalf of the diplomats French Ambassador Serzh Smesov highly assessed the tradition of such meetings and noted that these discussions are useful for them.

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