ARMENIAN-BELGIAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION STILL HAS CONSIDERABLE POTENTIAL
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia’s active participation in the
economic programs being implemented in the region under the aegis
of the European Union will have a positive effect on the settlement
of the conflicts in the region, including the Karabakh problem. The
Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian stated this at the April
5 meeting with the delegation headed by Chairman of the Belgian
parliament’s House of Representatives Herman De Kroo who are on a
2-day visit to Armenia. Underling the activization of the bilateral
relations between Armenia and Belgium in recent years, especially
after the RA President’s working visit to Brussels in December, 2003,
the Prime Minister expressed confidence that this will contribute
to further development of political and economic relations between
the two countries. According to the RA Government Information and PR
Department, during the meeting, A. Margarian presented the process and
results of economic reforms in the country. Noting with satisfaction
that Belgium is Armenia’s number one trade and economic partner,
A. Margarian and Herman De Croo stated that the economic cooperation
of the two countries still has considerable potential, which can also
be promoted by activizing the parliamentary links.