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Armenia Signs Memo of Understanding with the Arab League

Armenia signed a memorandum of understanding with the League of Arab States.
On January 19, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and Secretary General of the
League, Amr Musa, signed the Memorandum on regular political consultations
and cooperation in the fields of science, education and culture.

In the course of the meeting which took place before the signing, they
exchanged views on the international situation, as well as recent regional
developments. Minister Oskanian and Secretary General Amr Musa spoke at
length about the upcoming elections in Iraq and issues relating to the
settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Minister Oskanian briefed the
Secretary General on the present situation in the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenia¹s relations with its neighbors. Minister
Oskanian invited Amr Musa to visit Armenia.

One day earlier, Minister Oskanian had met with the Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Egypt, Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The ministers expressed their
satisfaction with bilateral relations and the high level of cooperation
within international organizations. Minister Oskanian presented President
Kocharian¹s letter addressed to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

On the same day, Minister Oskanian met with Egypt¹s Minister of
International Cooperation and President of the Armenian-Egyptian
intergovernmental commission, Ms. Faiza Abul Naga. In the course of the
meeting, they discussed issues on the agenda of the regular, fourth session
of the Armenian-Egyptian intergovernmental commission, as well as prospects
for deepening cooperation in various fields.