S. Fule; We intend to respect the sovereign right of our partners

EU continues their assessment of the new situation on Armenia, including on-going consultations with the partners, and are in the process of informing member states and consulting with them, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said following the meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in Brussels.

“In light of Armenia’s declared choice to join the Customs Union, it is however difficult to imagine the initialling at Vilnius summit in November of the Association Agreement with Armenia as it had been negotiated.

Based on the information we presently have, the compatibility of obligations to the Customs Union with those under an Association Agreement/DCFTA with the EU looks problematic.

We intend to respect the sovereign right of our partners to choose what integration framework or cooperation frameworks they would like to pursue, and are convinced that it is in the interest of all to further strengthen together with Armenia what we have jointly achieved over the past years of partnership,” Stefan Fule said.