FOREIGN MINISTER FOTYGA IN ARMENIA
Polish Press Agency, Poland
Feb 26 2007
Armenia is satisfied with cooperation with Poland in the framework
of the Iraqi mission, foreign minister Anna Fotyga told PAP on the
first day of her official visit here. Armenian forces serve in the
Polish-managed zone of Iraq.
Fotyga met PM Andranik Markaryan, speaker of the national assembly
Tigran Torosyan and foreign minister Vartan Oskanyan on Monday. She
said the climate of her visit here was very good and she perceived
Armenia’s desire for deepening its relations with Poland.
Armenian politicians did not mention any plans to withdraw their forces
from Iraq, Fotyga told PAP. They also voiced no doubts concerning
the U.S. proposal to deploy part of the anti-missile shield in Poland.
The two sides reviewed the situation in the Caucasus region and did
not avoid controversial issues, like the Armenian-Azeri relations or
Armenian-Turkish ones, Fotyga said. The prospects for solving the
conflict over Gorny Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan were
also discussed.
Fotyga’s visit falls on the 15th anniversary of establishing diplomatic
ties between Poland and Armenia.
She will then go to other Caucasian countries.