Nalbandian does not know yet whether he will go to Baku
Yerevan /20.08.14/Turan-ArmInfo: The Foreign Minister of Armenia has not yet decided on the participation in the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Energy of the Eastern Partnership, to be held in Baku September 8 - 9.
The purpose of the meeting is to strengthen the political dialogue and to create long-term relations of member-states of the European Neighborhood Policy.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan said that the decision on the participation of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at this meeting has not been made yet. "Information about the format of participation will be announced in the near future," he said.
Eastern Partnership of the European Union covers six countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The program provides for political and economic integration of these countries with the EU. -02D-
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