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PRESS RELEASE
02 December 2004

Foreign Minister Oskanian Receives New Czech Ambassador

Josef Vrabets, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Czech Republic to
Armenia (residence in Tbilisi, Georgia), presented a copy of his credentials
to Minister Oskanian on December 2nd.

At the discussion following the protocol ceremony Armenia’s Foreign Minister
congratulated the Czech Ambassador on his appointment and stressed the
importance of further enhancing bilateral relations. In this regard both
sides mentioned the significance of organizing reciprocal visits of foreign
ministers.

Thereafter the parties addressed the involvement of South Caucasus countries
in EU’s “New neighborhood” policy and cooperation in its framework. In this
regard, Czech’s Ambassador assured Minister Oskanian that his country as an
EU member will support Armenia in its European aspirations.

During the meeting, Minister Oskanian briefed the Ambassador on the latest
developments of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution.

Note. Josef Vrabets was born in 1959. He graduated from the eastern studies
faculty of the Prague University and Moscow Asia and Africa Countries
University. He started his diplomatic career in 1985 at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia and then at the MFA of the Czech Republic.
>>From 1997 till 2002 he served as an Ambassador of Czech Republic to the
Ukraine.