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PRESS RELEASE

05-04-2006

Minister Oskanian Receives Fokion Fotiadis, European Commission’s Deputy
Director General of Directorate General for External Relations

Minister Oskanian, on April 5, received Fokion Fotiadis, the European
Commission’s Deputy Director of the Directorate General for External
Relations who was in Armenia on a working visit.

Congratulating the guest on his appointment, Minister Oskanian expressed
hope that this first meeting will be the beginning of close cooperation. The
Minister also noted that Armenia intends to deepen its partnership with the
European Commission’s Directorate General for External Relations.

The two discussed the Armenia-EU relationship. They focused on regional
energy issues and specifically Armenia’s energy security and sources of
diversification. In this regard, they exchanged views on the energy
potential of the South Caucasus and nearby regions, as well as the prospects
for safe utilization of the atomic energy.

The Minister and the Deputy Director General discussed in detail the pace
and progress of the European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan elaboration
process. They assessed highly the two stages of consultations already held
in this connection and expressed confidence that it will be possible to
conclude the Action Plan during the third round of discussions in May and to
pass to its implementation.

Stressing the need for conflict settlement in the region, the two spoke
about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and prospects for its peaceful
settlement. In this regard, Minister Oskanian presented the latest
developments in the negotiations process.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress