European Integration NGO ( hy, Եվրոպական ինտեգրացիա հասարակական կազմակերպություն, translit=Yevropakan integrats’ia HK) is an

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

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based in

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. The organization was founded in 2000 and seeks to promote further

European integration European integration is the process of industrial, economic integration, economic, political, legal, social integration, social, and cultural Regional integration, integration of states wholly or partially in Europe or nearby. European integrat ...

of Armenia.

History

The European Integration NGO was established in 2000 and officially registered on 14 November 2002. The organization is currently led by President Naira Karapetyan. The organization's governing bodies are the General Assembly and the executive body. The General Assembly elects the Chairman who may serve for a period of 5 years.

Goals

The organization seeks to strengthen

Armenia–European Union relations Armenia and the European Union have maintained positive relations over the years. Both parties are connected through the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which was signed in 2017. Armenian former Foreign Minister Eduard N ...

, supports the development of

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family of states. The organization also creates and conducts numerous projects and research initiatives that promote

democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...

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, and

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, as well as raising public awareness and lobbying for Armenia's orientation towards

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Activities

In August 2007, the NGO held a seminar discussing Armenia's relations with the EU and NATO and the potential benefits of joining the blocs. In May 2013, the organization held a series of youth seminars in Artsakh, the topics revolved around the peaceful settlement of the

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians, and seven surrounding districts, inhabited mostly by Azerbaij ...

. In September 2013, following the Armenian government's decision to join the

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, the NGO stated that under no circumstances should Armenia's European integration be compromised. While the NGO supports maintaining mutually beneficial relations with

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, the NGO also supports Armenia's bid to sign an

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along with a

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with the EU. In March 2017, the organization released a statement praising the signing of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. The organization expressed confidence that the agreement will promote Armenia-EU political and economic cooperation. The NGO called on the

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to effectively implement the new agreement.

Partnerships

The European Integration NGO maintains partnerships with the

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lan ...

, the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

, the

United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other n ...

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

, the

OSCE The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

, among others.

References

External links

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History

Goals

Activities

Partnerships

See also

References

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