Switalski: For the first time within my remembrance in the person of  Armenia, we have a partner who has a clear vision of further actions

ArmInfo."For the first time, within my remembrance in the person of the Armenian government, we have a partner who has a clear idea and vision of further actions and  expectations," said the EU Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary  Ambassador to Armenia Piotr Switalski during a press tour to  enterprises and startups, that received financial and technical  support from the EU Small and Medium Enterprises Development  Authority (SMEDA) program. The head of the EU mission in this vein  noted that at the moment negotiations are being held with the  Armenian authorities on the subject of EU assistance in the  implementation of 13 priority projects that the Armenian side  presented in Brussels.  "We are currently discussing the deadlines,  since some of the programs presented are long-term, as well as tools  of financing, since some of them require the participation of banks  and international structures," he said.

In this light, Switalski noted that the level of poverty and  unemployment in Armenia is still at a high level, moreover, economic  migration continues - the outflow of intelligence. In his opinion,  the launch of these projects will help solve the problems that exist  today in the country. Regarding the EU plans for 2019, the Ambassador  recalled that the European Union will continue to assist the  development of SMEs in particular in the field of tourism (in the  three Northern regions of the country), the processing sector of  agriculture, etc.