Armenia is ready to develop a wider regional cooperation

Caucaz.com, Georgia
July 5 2005

Armenia is ready to develop a wider regional cooperation

Yerevan, July 4 – Armenia is ready to develop a wider regional
cooperation, including with Turkey without any preconditions.
According to RA Government’s Press Service Department, RA Prime
Minister Andranik Margaryan stated about this development during a
meeting with the Speaker of Lithuanian Parliament Arthuras
Paulauskas.

According to Margaryan, for this issue, Armenia relies on the support
of Lithuania. >From the Euro-integration viewpoint, Margaryan and
Paulauskas underlined the importance of the regional stability, as
well as of Armenia’s more active involvement in economic programs
implemented under the auspices of the EU.

According to the press release, Margaryan and Paulauskas mentioned
the importance of development and signing intergovernmental
agreements concerning the 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
Vilnius Center for Genocide Studies.