ARMENIAN, KAZAKH FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS

Arminfo
1 Jun 06

Yerevan, 1 June: In view of the fact that Kazakhstan will hold the
presidency of the OSCE in 2009, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan
Oskanyan gave his Kazakh counterpart Kasymzhomart Tokayev detailed
information about the settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict.

The Armenian foreign minister is paying a two-day official visit
to Kazakhstan.

During the meeting held today, the Armenian and Kazakh foreign
ministers discussed a number of issues of bilateral and international
interest, the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry has told
Arminfo. The parties expressed their satisfaction with the level of
political relations between the two countries. The ministers expressed
their mutual interest in the deepening of economic cooperation, which
is promoted by the work of the Armenian-Kazakh government commission,
existing legal agreements and the absence of political disagreements.

In the context of boosting bilateral trade and economic relations, the
Armenian foreign minister noted the importance of organizing meetings
between entrepreneurs and holding cultural events. The sides also paid
special attention to energy and transport issues. In this regard, the
Kazakh foreign minister informed Oskanyan about Kazakhstan’s position
on some regional programmes, especially Kazakhstan’s involvement
in projects being implemented in the Caspian region. In conclusion,
the Armenian foreign minister invited his Kazakh counterpart to pay
an official visit to Armenia at any convenient time.

The Armenian foreign minister also met Kazakh President Nursultan
Nazarbayev and delivered a speech at the Diplomatic Institute today.

Oskanyan is planning to meet representatives of the Armenian diaspora
in Almaty on 2 June.