Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian with EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini sign agreement in Brussels on Wednesday
BRUSSELS—The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini and Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, signed the EU-Armenia Partnership Priorities in Brussels.
This sets the joint policy priorities for the coming years, in line with the new EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. The four main areas of cooperation are:
- Strengthening institutions and good governance;
- Economic development and market opportunities;
- Connectivity, energy efficiency, environment and climate action;
- Mobility and people-to-people contacts
The Partnership Priorities will be key in guiding EU financial assistance to Armenia until 2020. For that period, the EU has earmarked around €160 million for Armenia to invest, among other areas, in education and innovation, which are key for Armenia’s economic development.
“The European Union and Armenia are, with these Partnership Priorities, further enhancing our already strong friendship and cooperation,â€
