ARKA News Agency
Oct 19 2004

RA Prime Minister finds it necessary to create an intergovernmental
Armenian-Cyprus commission on economic cooperation

Armenia and China have rich perspectives for cooperation

Armenian and Italian Foreign Ministers satisfied with relationships
level between the countries

British Interparliamentary Group holds meetings in Armenian
Parliament

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RA PRIME MINISTER FINDS IT NECESSARY TO CREATE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ARMENIAN-CYPRUS COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION

YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan
finds it necessary to create an intergovernmental Armenian-Cyprus
commission on economic cooperation. As he stated during his meeting
with the Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Republic of
Cyprus Demetris Christofias in Yerevan, the activation of the
relations between the Parliaments can contribute to the cooperation
of the executive power with the development of economic relations.
Encouraging the idea of formation of the commission, Christofias
noted that `it’s the time to set from political desires to real
activity’. Considering the present legal field and the investment
capacity of the Cyprus company, Margaryan invited the attention of
Christofias to the opportunity to make big investments in the
corresponding areas of economy of Armenia, especially in tourism and
banking sector. highly appreciating the level of bilateral relations,
the parties were for their further development. Margaryan attached
importance to studying the experience of Cyprus in Eurointegration,
the cooperation in international structures, since both sides have
the same goals and interests.
In his turn Christofias expressed the readiness of Cyprus to
contribute to the process of Eurointegration of Armenia, which was
included into Wider Europe: New Neighbors EU program. He noted that
it’s important also to develop cultural, educational and scientific
cooperation, in particular, in the organization of exhibitions and
experience exchange. A.H. -0–

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ARMENIA AND CHINA HAVE RICH PERSPECTIVES FOR COOPERATION

YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. Armenia and China have rich perspectives
for cooperation, as the President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan stated
during his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.
According to RA President’s Press Service Department, Kocharyan noted
that neither of the countries have political problems, and have the
same approach to the international issues. According to Kocharyan,
for the last years Armenian-Chinese relations, based on a high level
of political dialogue and understanding, developed in public and
political, economic, and cultural fields.
In his turn the Chinese Minister noted that the authorities of China
pay more attention to the cooperation with friendly Armenia and
highly appreciate the input of the President of Armenia into the
Armenian-Chinese relations. According to the Chinese side, the recent
visit of Kocharyan to China is of great importance for the further
development of bilateral relations.
Attaching importance to the trade-economic cooperation as to the
priority direction of the bilateral relations, the parties discussed
the issues of the practical application of the arrangements achieved
in the course of the visit of the Armenian President to China. In
particular, the cooperation in the fields of agriculture, chemistry
and scientific-technical areas was marked out. A.H. -0–

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ARMENIAN AND ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS SATISFIED WITH RELATIONSHIPS
LEVEL BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES

YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. Armenian and Italian Foreign Ministers
Vardan Oskanian and Franco Fratini are satisfied with relationships
level between the countries. As Armenian Foreign Ministry Press and
Information Department told ARKA, this was stated by Ministers in
Italy, during Oskanian’s official visit in that country. The sides
especially stressed the importance of cooperation in such spheres as
small and medium business, tourism, attraction of Italian capital to
Armenia. The sides also mentioned the necessity to activate high
level visits.
Today Oskanian will participate on the round table devoted to
thematic’ South Caucasus: Stability and Security of the Region’. T.M.
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BRITISH INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP HOLDS MEETINGS IN ARMENIAN
PARLIAMENT

YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. British Group of the Interparliamentary
Union including English MP, Laborite Gorgon Marsden, the member of
the House of Commons Jane Griffiths, the Vice-Speaker of the House of
Lords, Baroness Caroline Cox, Jim Rogers and Candy Strtone held
meetings in the Armenian Parliament. As Armenian Parliament Public
and Press Relations Department told ARKA, during the meeting with
Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Arthur Baghdasaryan it was
mentioned that the UK is ready to support Armenia as a participant
country to `Enlarged Europe: New Neighbours’. Touching upon South
Caucasus problems Speaker stressed that Armenia favours peaceful
settlement of the conflicts. Also the British Group met the Standing
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Armenian Parliament. The sides
mentioned the necessity of development of interparliamentary
relations between the UK and Armenia. As for the regional cooperation
it was mentioned inadmissibility that Azerbaijan hinders Armenia’s
involvement in such programs as TRACECA and INNOGATE. T.M. -0–