ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PRESENTS MAIN DIRECTIONS OF ARMENIA’S
FOREIGN POLICY TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION OF BELGIUM

YEREVAN, APRIL 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The delegation of the Belgian parliament
was received by the RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian on April
4. According to the RA MFA Press and Information Department, an open
and frank discussion of a wide range of issues was held during the
meeting. V. Oskanian presented the main directions of the Armenian
foreign policy based on the principle of complementarism. In connection
with Armenia’s European integration in general and inclusion in the
EU New Neighborhood Program in particular, the sides discussed the
issue of development and implementation of specific programs aimed at
increasing the cooperation with the European structures. The necessity
for developing consistently the democratization process in Armenia
was underlined in this respect. Regarding the current situation and
developments in the South Caucasus, there was an exchange of ideas on
the negotiation process to settle the Karabakh conflict. The sides
also touched upon the issues of the Armenian-Turkish relations in
the context of Turkey’s joining the European Union.