Belgian envoy urges Armenia to improve ties with neighbours

Arminfo
4 May 05

Yerevan, 4 May: The speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, Artur
Bagdasaryan, today met the special envoy of the Belgian Foreign
Ministry and the permanent representative of Belgium in the OSCE,
Bertrand de Crombrugghe. The meeting was also attended by the head
of the OSCE mission in Yerevan, Vladimir Pryakhin.

The Armenian speaker informed the visitor of the reforms carried out in
the republic and pointed to the role of the OSCE. He also noted that
Armenia is fulfilling its commitments in line with the established
schedule: constitutional reforms are already being discussed in the
parliament and overall accord has been reached with regard to the
Electoral Code.

The sides said that the implementation of the adopted laws was
important to the further democratization of Armenia.

With regard to regional issues, the sides noted the importance of
Armenia’s participation in economic programmes and the establishment
of normal relations with its neighbours.

[Passage omitted: unclear sentence]

Bertrand de Crombrugghe, on behalf of Belgium, a country which will
take over the presidency in the OSCE in 2006, expressed his readiness
to help implement these programmes. He said it was his first visit
to Armenia and added that he had been provided with good conditions
to familiarize himself with the political and economic life of the
country and its development prospects.

[Passage omitted: De Crombrugghe also held meetings with
representatives of parliamentary groups and factions]