MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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PRESS RELEASE

16 September 2004

Deputy Foreign Minister Tatoul Margarian Meets Latvia’s State Secretary
for Defense Edgar Rinkevichs and Head of Defense Policy and Planning
Department Anjey Willumsen

Deputy Minister Tatoul Margarian received Edgar Rinkevics, Latvia’s
State Secretary for Defense and Anjey Willumsen, Head of Defense
Policy and Planning Department on the 16th of September.

Deputy Foreign Minister briefed the guests on Armenia’s position on
regional developments, such as the potential for conflict settlement
in Nagorno-Karabakh, and regional security and confidence building
among countries of the region. The current state of Armenia-NATO
relations was also discussed.

Latvia’s Secretary of Defense spoke about the possibility of
cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries and
shared his views on Latvia’s experience in NATO and the EU.