Polish president meets visiting Armenian leader, four documents signed
Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
6 Sep 04
[Presenter] Polish and Armenian Presidents Aleksander Kwasniewski
and Robert Kocharyan today advised businessmen to expand economic
and trade relations. In our efforts to integrate into Europe, the
Armenian-Polish relations are best manifestation of this. Lilit
Sedrakyan has details from Warsaw over the telephone.
[Correspondent] The meeting between Kocharyan and Kwasniewski,
including other officials, has just ended at the Polish presidential
palace. After the talks, the two presidents signed four documents,
including one on defence, on crime, on economic cooperation and others.
These documents lay legal foundations for the Armenian-Polish bilateral
relations. Armenian and Polish officials say that economic and trade
relations are promising, and Armenian and Polish businessmen need to
cooperate closely to expand mutually-beneficial business relations.
The issue of integration into Europe is on the agenda of the
Armenian-Polish negotiations. The road to the European structures
covered by Poland could be beneficial for Armenia, which is on its
way towards Europe, too. We can thoroughly benefit from Poland –
a full-fledged member of the European Union.
At this moment, the presidents of the two countries are giving a news
conference to inform reporters of Armenian-Polish cooperation.
The defence issue is also on the agenda of the Armenian-Polish talks.
Armenian Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan today was at the Polish
Defence Ministry. At a meeting with reporters, the Armenian and
Polish defence ministers said that defence cooperation between the
two countries was quite wide, covering both officer training and
technical cooperation. Sarkisyan noted the importance of learning
from positive experience of the Polish armed forces.
In a short while, the Armenian president will lay a wreath at the
war memorial in Warsaw and then will visit the Polish parliament.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress