Armenia’s foreign minister signs deal for talks with Arab League

MENA news agency
19 Jan 05

Cairo, 19 Jan: Visiting Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanyan held
talks on Wednesday [19 January] with Egyptian International
Cooperation Minister Fayizah Abu-al-Naja and Arab League
Secretary-General Amr Musa. [Passage omitted]

The Armenian top diplomat signed earlier in the day a protocol for
consultations with the Arab League.

In exclusive statements to MENA, Oskanyan said the protocol would help
launch a new stage for cooperation between Armenia and the pan-Arab
organization.

Oskanyan said his talks with the Arab League chief were very fruitful
and would have a positive impact on Armenia’s relations with the Arab
world.

As for Iraq, he voiced hope Iraq would soon succeed in restoring
stability under an elected Iraqi government.

On the Palestinian track, Oskanyan said his country supports the
Palestinians’ right to establish a sovereign Palestinian state, living
in peace with Israel.