Armenian President Robert Kocharian has held a working conference, in the course of which the package of preliminary proposals of the Armenian party within the European Union Wider Europe: New Neighbors Program was discussed. The question was already being discussed a few months ago and, as noted by the President, an arrangement was made to work out actions to develop cooperation with the EU within the Wider Europe: New Neighbors. In the President's words, in spite the draft program is ready, a few months' work is necessary to work out the final one. As noted by the President, the draft includes some items that are of declarative nature. «The approving of regulations is one thing, that of a program, which has to include specific actions and concrete steps issuing from these, is quite another matter. Presenting the package of preliminary proposals the Armenian Minister of Trade and Economic Development Karen Chshmarityan noted that it was composed on the basis of proposals of different ministries and department that aimed at making the economic and political atmosphere of Armenia maximally close to the European standards. Having approved the package of proposals on the whole, the Armenian President noted that noted that it needs certain supplementation and amendment. Thereupon R. Kocharian commissioned respective departments to continue working to that end.