Armenian President receives Foreign Ministers of Austria, Lithuania and Romania

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian received on June 25 Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu and their delegations who are in Armenia on a regional trip.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the President's Office, the high ranking European diplomats noted that the goal of the regional visit is to emphasize the importance of relations of the EU with the South Caucasian countries and the importance of the Eastern Partnership.

In terms of the effective cooperation with Armenia in the sidelines of the Eastern Partnership, the diplomats noted that ahead of the Eastern Partnership summit to take place in December, they want to hear about Armenia's expectations from the summit. The interlocutors highlighted the summit in terms of fostering Armenia-EU relations, as well as for clarifying the steps following the entry into force of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement.

President Sarkissian and the European Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the situation in Armenia and the region fo...