Armenian president and Latvian speaker discuss cooperation

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
7 Mar 05

A delegation led by the speaker of the Latvian Saeima [parliament],
Ms Ingrida Udre, arrived in Armenia today for a two-day official
visit. Armenian President Robert Kocharyan received the high-ranking
guest on the same day.

Ms Udre briefed the president on the political and economic reforms
implemented by Latvia after its admission to the European Union [EU].
She said that her country has made huge progress towards membership
of the European Union but there is still a lot to be done to fully
meet European standards.

The head of the Latvian parliament said that Latvia is now planning
to pay more attention to bilateral relations with Armenia and with
other countries of the South Caucasus, which make progress towards
integration into the European family.

President Robert Kocharyan noted that Armenia is very serious about
its intention to become part of the European family and is carrying
out reforms in the country in accordance with the European standards.

The president stressed that Armenia has always paid and will continue
to pay attention to Latvia’s expertise in that area.

[Video showed the meeting in progress]