Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said in Brussels today that “initialing the political part of the Association Agreement without the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area Agreement is perhaps the best option for Armenia”.

The PM stated it during his speech at the EPP Summit March 21.

“We aspire to serve a bridge linking our partners and not a rostrum for their conflict of interests. We were guided by exactly this principle when making our Customs Union membership decision. At the same time, we have repeatedly stated that the relations with the EU will remain a top priority of Armenia’s foreign policy”, said Tigran Sargsyan.

“We want to continue developing our relations with the EU. It is vital for our country’s future progress, improvement of political and state institutions, creation of favorable conditions for economic development and maintenance of balance and stability in the region. At this stage we attach great importance to the development of a new framework of cooperation with the EU. As a starting point, initialing the political part of the Association Agreement without the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area Agreement is perhaps the best option for Armenia. On one hand, this framework should reflect the depth and core of Armenia-EU relations and on the other hand, it should be compatible with our other international partners”, said Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan.