ARMENIAN PM THANKS BELGIAN PARLIAMENT FOR A GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

   YEREVAN, APRIL 5, ARMENPRESS: Armenian prime minister Andranik
Margarian thanked today the parliament of Belgium for a resolution
condemning the Armenian genocide and told the speaker of the Belgian
House Representative, Herman de Croo that Yerevan expects Belgium’s
support in what is related to OSCE and NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s
reports on Armenia.
   Herman de Croo arrived in Armenia Monday on the first leg of his
regional visit. He will travel also to Georgia and Azerbaijan.
   Margarian was quoted by the government press office as saying that
Armenian president Robert Kocharian’s visit to Belgium in 2003 gave a
strong boost to development of bilateral relations.
   He also praised the Council of Europe, OSCE and NATO for their
efforts to bring peace and stability to the South Caucasus and
emphasized Armenia’s active participation in a range of projects,
supported by the European Union, which he said may have a positive
impact on the regulation of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict.
   Margarian and de Croo also spoke about the prospects for
normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations.

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