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| 16:37:55 | 18-05-2005 | Official |

ITALIANS IN ARMENIA

Today RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan received Mr. Enrico La Loggia,
Italian Minister on Territorial Affairs who is in Armenia on a two-day
official visit. {BR}

Greeting the high-ranked guest Minister Oskanyan mentioned the enhancing of
cooperation between Armenia and Italy in all directions. Finding the
positive trends of development important, deepening of mutual interest in
separate fields was underlined. In this respect the sides particularly
mentioned the perspectives of the development of small and medium business,
tourism and sports, preservation of cultural values, and others.

Then the sides referred to the issues of cooperation within the frameworks
of international structures. In particular the Ministers exchanged ideas
about the UN reforms.