RA DEPUTY FM MET CIS INTERPARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY SECRETARY GENERAL

Pan Armenian News
01.06.2005 04:44

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Gegham
Gharibjanian met with Secretary General of the CIS Interparliamentary
Assembly Mikhail Krotov, RA FMA press service reported. During the
meeting M. Krotov informed Gegham Gharibjanian of the programs targeted
at strengthening of the role of parliamentary relations between the
CIS member-states. The parties also discussed Armenia’s participation
in the 9-th International Economic Conference scheduled for June 16 in
Saint Petersburg, which will be held under the aegis of the Russian
President. Gegham Gharibjanian noted that Armenia will continue
involvement into the CIS processes and pointed out to the necessity
of expanding humanitarian cooperation between the member-states. He
expressed assurance that the signing of the memorandum on humanitarian
cooperation within the 8-th informal summit held in Moscow on May 8 has
created favorable conditions for the activation of the Russian-Armenian
cooperation in this field. To note, permanent representative of the
Armenian parliament in the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Felix
Ghushchian was also present at the meeting.