VARTAN OSKANIAN HELD MEETINGS IN ABU DHABI

Pan Armenian News
03.10.2005 03:56

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Minister Oskanian visited Abu Dhabi, on the occasion
of the groundbreaking of the Armenian Embassy building in the United
Arab Emirates. Large number of representatives of the government,
together with the diplomatic corps, and members of the Armenian
community from throughout the Emirates were present. In a brief
ceremony, Minister spoke, followed by Ambassador Arshak Poladian, and
then the first stones were laid for what will be a 7,000 sq. meter
building. During his visit, the Minister also met with Deputy Prime
Minister and State Minister for External Relations, Sheikh Hamdan
Ben Zayed Al Nahanyan. The two discussed bilateral and regional
issues, including Armenia’s having provided suitable embassy state
for the Emirates, which will be opening an embassy in Yerevan. The
Minister also met with Ahmad Bakr, the Deputy Director of the Abu
Dhabi Development Fund. The Minister described Armenia’s economic
development and prospects for growth.
From: Baghdasarian