Greece supports the strengthening of the Armenia-EU ties and the deployment of the EU monitoring mission in Armenia, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said at a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.
“Greece has been working to strengthen EU-Armenia institutional dialogue, to offer our expertise acquired over the years as one of the oldest members o fteh EU,” the Greek FM said.
“There is a lot we can do about EU-Armenia relations. Armenia is an important part of Europe, and we will always be there for teh Armenian people and the Armenian government,” the Foreign Minister stated.
He satressed that this is important not only for Armenia, but also the EU, adding that Armenia is an important part of Europe.
George Gerapetritis said that aside from the EU Mission, other EU tools need to be set for Armenia. Fo example, he said, in the near future Greece will support a program of financial assistance to Armenians forcibly displaced from Nagorno Karabakh.
