Pan Armenian News
ARMENIAN FM MET WITH CILICIA VESSEL CREW
10.09.2005 03:02
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign Minister (FM) Vartan Oskanian yesterday
met with captain of Armenian vessel Cilicia Karen Balayan, writer Zori
Balayan and other crew members, who have returned from the second stage of
the their tour, reported the Armenian MFA Press Service. In the course of
their conversation the sailors told the FM about their voyage. They said
they were satisfied with the cooperation with diplomatic missions of various
countries and local Armenian communities, owing to which a number of
problems were solved during their trip. V. Oskanian appreciated the role of
the extraordinary tour and the courage and resoluteness of the sailing ship
crew. He said that Cilicia has become a symbol of Armenia. He thanked the
sailors for their brave initiative and wished good luck in the final stage
of their voyage.
From: Baghdasarian