Mezzola: EU welcomes Armenia`s commitment to strong democracy

ArmInfo.  The European Union welcomes Armenia's commitment to strong democracy. This was stated on May 4 by Roberta Mezzola, President of the European Parliament, who arrived in Armenia to participate in the 8th European Political  Community (EPC) Summit.

"It gives me great pleasure to be here in beautiful Yerevan. I am  very grateful for the invitation we received from Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan, a few weeks after his speech in the European  Parliament and just days after we overwhelmingly adopted a resolution  welcoming Armenia's commitment to strong democracy and the European  values we share. Today, in this increasingly unpredictable world, we  also welcome the presence of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr.  Carney." "We are here to discuss ways to further integrate with our  allies and partners around the world. I had a meeting with the Prime  Minister yesterday, and I can say it was excellent. We discussed  further steps we can take to bring us closer to those who share our  values and commitment to the founding principles of our society,"  Mezzola said.

She added that the fight against disinformation and hybrid threats  will also be discussed at the summit.  "These are no longer distant  risks: the European Parliament is particularly interested in working  with stakeholders to ensure their eradication, as they pose a real  threat to democracy." Wars are waged not only on land, but also in  the digital space, and they target and undermine the most vulnerable  sections of our societies. Therefore, in this regard, we also seek to  cooperate with social platforms. They are our partners in ensuring  that tools designed to bring people together are not used to the  detriment of democracy. Finally, regarding artificial intelligence:  we are aware of the existing concerns, but this should not prevent us  from using artificial intelligence to solve the problems and  challenges facing us, to ensure the protection of our democracies. I  have listed the problems, we know how to solve them, but now we need  the political will to do so. And I am confident that we will find  this political will today," the President of the European Parliament  noted.