DAVOS, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on January 31 met with Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic - a country currently holding the presidency of the EU, at the conclusion of his working visit to Davos with the aim of participating in the World Economic Forum. During the meeting the sides discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral as well as Armenia-European Union relations. V. Klaus pointed out the importance of the South Caucasian region for the EU, saying that the Eastern Partnership initiative is an essential instrument for developing consistently the relations of the regional countries with the EU. He invited the Armenian president to participate in an Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Prague. Attaching great importance to the initiative, S. Sargsyan stated Armenia's willingness to proceed along the path of further reforms and democractization in accordance with the developed Action Plan. He expressed satisfaction at Armenia's opportunity to use the GSP+ trade regime which will help deepen the trade-economic links and cooperation between Armenia and the EU. At the request of V. Klaus, S. Sargsyan presented the latest developments in the negotiation process on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement as well as in the Armenian-Turkish dialog. According to the RA presidential press service, prior to leaving for Armenia, S. Sargsyan met with the Armenian community of Zurich.

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