Armenia, EU want resumption of Karabakh talks within OSCE

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar in Yerevan on Monday, September 13. According to a statement from the PM's office, both Pashinyan and Klaar exchanged views on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and stressed the importance of resuming talks within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship.

Describing the Armenia-EU partnership as dynamic, Pashinyan highlighted the visits of the President of the European Council, the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement to the country in July, noting that the government is currently working on the finalization of the priorities of the 2.6 billion euro financial package provided to Armenia by the EU.

Klaar, meanwhile, reaffirmed the political commitment of the EU to continue providing assistance to Armenia.

The two discussed issues on the agenda of the Armenia-EU partnership. The sides weighed in on the prospects of developing ties in the fields of infrastructure, trade, economy, business and other spheres.

They also discussed other issues of regional significance, exchanged views on the opening of transport communications.