ARMENIAN PREMIER FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC PROJECTS AT MEETING WITH BULGARIAN HEAD
Noyan Tapan news agency
6 Oct 04
YEREVAN
Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan received Bulgarian
President Georgi Purvanov, who is on an official visit in Armenia, on
5 October.
The prime minister spoke about problems in Armenia’s integration into
Europe and in regional policy, including processes aimed at conducting
democratic reforms. He said that Armenia attached great importance to
regional cooperation, in particular, within the framework of the OSCE
and the Council of Europe. In this context, the prime minister noted
the importance of further active involvement of our country in the
economic projects being implemented under the aegis of the European
Union. He also spoke about our country’s cooperation with NATO.
The Armenian prime minister also noted that Armenia was interested in
building a road linking the South Caucasus with Europe. He,
particularly, spoke about the possibility of building joint railway
and ferry links between the (Black Sea) ports of Kavkaz and Varna,
which had been supported earlier by Bulgaria as well.
The recent developments in the Nagornyy Karabakh negotiations and the
possibility of cooperation in a number of economic fields were
discussed. The prime minister thanked the Bulgarian president for the
authorities’ benevolent attitude towards the Armenian community of
Bulgaria.