ArmInfo. Naira Zohrabyan, Chair of the Standing Committee on European Integration of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, received the Norwegian Consul in Armenia Timothy Straight on August 23.
As the press service of the National Assembly reports, Naira Zohrabyan presented to the Consul the political situation in Armenia. The sides touched upon external and internal challenges, as well as political and economic problems that have developed in Armenia lately.
During the meeting, the sides touched upon the relations between Armenia and the European Union. Naira Zohrabyan, highlighting the importance of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between Armenia and the EU, considered it extremely important to ratify the document by all the EU member states before the elections to the European Parliament in 2019, as the document contains provisions implementation of which depend on the full and final ratification of the agreement. The sides noted the importance of the European agenda, noting that both Armenia and the European Union should make more efforts in order to jointly implement this agenda.