ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF GREAT BRITAIN FOR SOUTH CAUCASUS

ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Nov 7 2006

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan and Special Representative
of Great Britain for the South Caucasus Brian Fall have met in Yerevan.

The press-service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo
that B.Fall leads a British delegation which includes the British
ambassadors to Armenia and Georgia who participate in the "South
Caucasus. Perceptions and Challenges of the Region" international
conference in Yerevan. Oskanyan and Fall satisfactorily appreciated
the organization and efficiency of the conference, pointing out that
such event is held in the South Caucasus for the first time. During
the meeting, they also discussed regional problems, particularly,
the Russian-Georgian relations and the Karabakh peace process.

The conference started on November 6 and will last till November 9.

The activities will cover the tasks and possibilities of the region
situated on the West-East crossroad, the independence experience
of the region’s countries, the economic tasks of the governments,
entrepreneurs and financial establishments of the region’s countries
directed at economic development and stimulation of investments.

The organizer of the event is the "Wilton Park" international center
which is attached to the Foreign Ministry of Great Britain and has
the status of an independent academic establishment. Since 1946
it has organized over 1000 conferences on politics, economic tasks
and security.