MFAs OF RA AND SINGAPORE DISCUSS POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPMENT OF BILATERAL RELATIONS

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 14 2005

YEREVAN, October 14. /ARKA/. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of
the RA and Singapore Vardan Oskanian and George Yeo discussed the
possibility of development of bilateral relations, beginning from
exchange of consulting between the Ministries and formation of the
contractual -legal field. According to the RA Ministry’s Press Service
Department, the sides discussed the possibility of sharing Singapore’s
experience of development. Positively evaluating the experience of
interaction between the countries in international organizations,
especially in the UN, the Ministers expressed their readiness to
enlarge their cooperation field in the future.

In the course of the meeting Oskanian told about the position of
Armenia in the modern geopolitical environment, regional possibilities
and trends of development. The sides discussed issues referring
to conflicts in various parts of the world. Oskanian introduced to
his colleague the current stage and prospects of the negotiations
on Nagorno-Karabakh.

Oskanian visited the Armenian Church in Singapore and met the local
Armenians. The same day in the evening Oskanian met the State Secretary
of Singapore Zainul Abidin Rasheed.

According to the press release, Oskanian left Singapore for Yerevan
last night.