Ararat Mirzoyan and the European Commission’s Director-General for enlargement and eastern neighbourhood discussed efforts to implement the Armenia–EU strategic partnership agenda

Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Armenia, met with Gert Jan Koopman, Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood.

The discussions focused on efforts to implement the Armenia–EU Strategic Partnership Agenda, as well as prospects for further deepening cooperation.

The sides also addressed ongoing efforts to strengthen Armenia’s energy and economic resilience, including through trade diversification. Minister Mirzoyan emphasized the importance of fully capitalizing on the opportunities created by the adoption of the EU regulation on autonomous trade measures for Armenian goods.

The interlocutors exchanged views on possible steps to strengthen peace and ensure its consistent institutionalization, as well as on projects aimed at expanding the transport infrastructure network with Armenia’s involvement and in line with the logic of the Crossroads of Peace initiative.

Upcoming high-level contacts were also discussed.