On Tuesday 8 May, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn said the EU looked forward to working with the new Armenian prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and his government.
The EU hopes to work with them "on the implementation of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement signed last November (see EUROPE 11912), with a view to further consolidating democracy, the rule of law and respect of human rights, and to creating a prosperous and resilient country for the benefit of all citizens of Armenia", they said in a joint press release.
"To achieve these important goals, a comprehensive dialogue among all political stakeholders in Armenia, including civil society, remains crucial", they warned.
After an initial rejection on 1 May, the Armenian Parliament elected (by 55 votes in favour to 42 against) opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister of the country on Tuesday 8 May (see EUROPE 12013).
The former prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan, resigned at the end of April after several days of protests against him (see EUROPE 12008). (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)