RA FOREIGN MINISTER ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S ROLE IN DEEPENING RA-EU DIALOGUE

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jun 07 2006

YEREVAN, JUNE 7, NOYAN TAPAN- ARMENIANS TODAY. On June 7, RA Foreign
Minister Vartan Oskanian received European Parliament Vice-Chairman
Edward McMillan-Scott who is in Armenia for the purpose of taking part
in the official opening ceremony of the Armenian Office of Business
and Parliament International Association.

The sides expressed satisfaction with activization of bilateral
contacts between the European Parliament and Armenian parliamentarians,
in particular, touching upon the sitting of Armenia-EU Parliamentary
Cooperation Committee held in April 2006 in Yerevan.

Minister Oskanian attached importance to the role of the European
Parliament in the issue of deepening RA-EU cooperation.

RA Foreign Minister in general outline presented the last developments
in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and
Armenia’s approaches in this connection.

According to RA FM Press and Information Department, RA National
Assembly Vice-Speaker Vahan Hovhannisian also took part in the meeting.