Pan Armenian News

ARMENIAN-JAPANESE INTERPARLIAMENTARY TIES NEED TO BE PROMOTED

08.06.2005 08:51

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan met with
Chairman of the lower chamber of the Japanese Parliament Chikage Ogi,
reported the Press Service of the Government of Armenia. In the course of
the meeting he noted that Armenia is interested in intensification of
cooperation with Japan and emphasized that all necessary components are
available to that end. Simultaneously the parties said they were concerned
over the Armenian-Japanese Working Parliamentary Groups formed a few years
ago being not efficient. The parties said they hoped that the current visit
of the Armenian delegation will facilitate establishing interparliamentary
relations. The interlocutors are confident that Armenia and Japan will
cooperation within international organizations in the future as well.
Touching upon the question of further cooperation of Armenia and Japan, the
parties noted the information technologies, chemical industry, food
processing, tourism and seismology were important spheres. Tomorrow the
Armenian PM is scheduled to meet with Vice President of the Japanese
International Cooperation Agency Azoushi Hatakenaka, to visit Panasonic
center, as well as to give an interview to Japan Broadcasting Corporation.