MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
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Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia
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PRESS RELEASE

01-09-2006

Minister Oskanian Met with George Iacovou, Special Envoy of the President of
Cyprus

On August 31, Minister Oskanian received George Iacovou, Cypriot President’s
Special Envoy, and former Foreign Minister.

The Ambassador handed the Minister a letter from President Papadopoulos to
President Kocharian inviting him to pay an official visit to Cyprus.

Ambassador Iacovou and Minister Oskanian discussed the present state and
prospects of Armenia-Cyprus relations, as well as the two countries’
interaction in the framework of EU’s New Neighbourhood Policy.

The two also exchanged views on the political resolution of the Cyprus
problem and the current state of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement
process.