EU NEIGHBOURS. On 26 February, the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, co-chaired a hearing in the country’s National Assembly on the implementation of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA). She was joined by the Chair of the Standing Committee on European Integration – Arman Yeghoyan.
The session was attended by Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan, Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Avet Adonts, Deputy Minister of Justice Kristinne Grigoryan and Deputy Minister of Economy Varos Simonyan.
The officials discussed the CEPA implementation roadmap in areas such as justice and police reform; human rights; youth; gender equality and tackling hate speech; education, environmental, economic and trade policy. Civil society organisations and other participants had the opportunity to ask questions.
CEPA is the legal basis of EU–Armenia relations. It offers many opportunities to expand cooperation in all sectors for the benefit of the citizens.
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