ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 4 2005
ARMENIA IS READY TO WIDEST POSSIBLE REGIONAL COOPERATION WITHOUT ANY
PRECONDITIONS
YEREVAN, July 4. /ARKA/. Armenia is ready to widest possible regional
cooperation, including with Turkey without any preconditions.
According to RA Government’s Press Service Department, RA Prime
Minister Andranik MArgaryan stated about in the course of the meeting
with the Speaker of Lithuanian Parliament Arthuras Paulauskas.
According to Margaryan, Armenia relies on support by Lithuania
regarding the issue. From the standpoint of perspective goals of
Euro-integration, Margaryan and Paulauskas attached importance to the
issue of regional stability, and Armenia’s more active involvement in
economic programs implemented under the aegis of the EU contributes
to it.
According to the press-release, Margaryan and Paulauskas mentioned
the importance of development and signing some intergovernmental
agreements and exchange of experience in attraction of foreign
investments for stimulation of Armenian-Lithuanian partnership in
various areas of economy. Margaryan mentioned the importance of
strengthening of intergovernmental cooperation at bilateral level as
well as in the frames of numerous international relations. He
expressed hope that Lithuanian Ex-Speaker Vitautas Landsbergis post
as a Deputy Chairman of the European Parliament Commission on
Relations with South Caucasus States will contribute to more
strengthening of the relations of Armenia with European Parliament.
Margaryan also mentioned the importance of launching exposition
devoted to the Armenian Genocide in the Museum for the Victims of
Genocide of Vilnus Center for Genocide Studies. A.H.-0-