Armenian minister, Belgian senator discuss ties

Arminfo
2 Sep 06

Yerevan, 2 September: Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan met
the head of the commission on defence and foreign affairs of the
Belgian Senate, Roelants du Vivier Francois, today.

At the meeting Oskanyan highly rated the Belgian Senate’s effort to
raise the Armenian question in Belgium and its tangible contribution
to the development of relations between Armenia and Belgium.

The Belgian senator pointed out that Armenian-Belgian cooperation was
developing successfully in several directions. He also shared with
Oskanyan his impression of his visit to Nagornyy Karabakh and his
approach to the peaceful solution of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict.

At the request of the guest, the Armenian foreign minister briefed him
on the current stage of the Karabakh conflict settlement. The sides
also discussed developing cooperation between Armenia and Belgium
within the framework of the programme Expanded Europe: New Neighbours
and the current developments in the region, as well as
Armenian-Turkish relations.