GHARIBJANIAN: RA FM NEEDS FINANCIAL MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTING PURPOSEFUL STRATEGY

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 17 2005

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. So much money is to be invested in
the foreign policy that it is possible to implement some strategy.

Gegham Gharibjanian, the RA Deputy Foreign Minister stated this at the
October 14 joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on Financial,
Credit and Budget Issues and Foreign Relations, dedicated to the
discussion of the 2006 draft state budget.

He mentioned that it’s only within the current year that the Ministry
was able to implement some mission programs: particularly, organization
of the Yerevan conference dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide and publication of its materials, organization of
events dedicated to the 90th anniversary in a number of countries.

Gegham Gharibjanian mentioned that the Ministry prepared and spread
a special certificate with the help of which Armenian participants of
international conferences will be able to give a proper counterblow to
Azeri and Turk participants’ misinformation. According to him, during
the next year work in that direction will continue and giving necessary
information, including to deputies as well, will become periodical. The
Deputy Minister emphasized the necessity of a more close cooperation
between the Ministry of Foreing Affairs and the Parliament, regular
contacts and exchange of information among diplomates and deputies.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress