2007 WILL BE ACTIVE FOR ARMENIA’S FOREIGN POLICY

PanARMENIAN.Net
09.01.2007 14:15 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Serious changes were observed in the region during
2006, which also had their reflection on Armenia. As the Armenian
Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told to a news conference in
Yerevan, the changes concern the worsening of Iran-West relations,
transportation projects, Armenian-Turkish relations and also the
enlargement of EU’s role in the region, particularly Armenia-EU
Action Plan programs. "I would also underline Israel’s aggression
towards Lebanon and the continuation of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
talks. Also it is observed some kind of activation of international
organizations, particularly of GUAM," Oskanian stressed.

The Armenian Foreign Minister noticed that 2007 will be more active,
since programs will be launched in which Armenia also participates. In
particular, those programs include Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership
Action Plan (IPAP) and Armenian-Iranian cooperation in the sphere
of energy. "The policy towards Turkey will be continued, which
supposes opening of borders without preconditions. The issue of the
international recognition of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire
will be at the center of attention, as well as the problem of the
Armenian cemetery in Old Djulfa," said the Armenian Foreign Minister.