“We will work together with Armenia to implement the Agreement, even more vigorously than before” – Piotr Świtalski

Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, commented on the recent events in Armenia, stating that they showed that these important values for Armenians are at the backbone of the Armenian-EU Agreement.

“We support the efforts to achieve through a dialogue the comprehensive settlement of the current political crisis. The European Union will support Armenia in deepening democracy, the rule of law, strengthening independence of judiciary, fight against corruption”, the EU Ambassador told reporters.

He said the EU will be with Armenia and the Armenian people all over the way. Asked what impact the recent events will have on the implementation of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Piotr Świtalski said the EU believes that we have a very ambitious agenda and will continue with the implementation of the CEPA. “These events showed that the values that are important for Armenians, are at the backbone of the Armenia-EU Agreement. We will work together with Armenia to implement the Agreement, even more vigorously than before”, Piotr Świtalski said.