ARMENIA TO DEVELOP RELATIONS WITH POLAND

Arka News Agency, Armenia
March 1 2007

YEREVAN, February 28. /ARKA/. President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan
met with Poland’s Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga in Yerevan.

The President’s press service said that during the meeting the sides
highly estimated the present level of bilateral relations and pointed
out that there is a good potential for development.

Kocharyan said that Armenia is interested in wide-ranging relations
with the hugest country of Eastern Europe which has the biggest
economy in the region.

For practical purposes, he pointed out the necessity of some
institutional steps, in particular, to finish the formation of the
Armenian-Polish intergovernmental commission as soon as possible.

Kocharyan pointed out the importance of the bilateral cooperation
within the frames of Armenia’s Euro-integration policy. The main
development resource is the existence of effective reforms. "We strive
for fully and effectively using the possibilities enabled by the EU
‘New Neighborhood’ policy. In this context, we consider Poland one
of our main partners," said Kocharyan.

In her turn, Fotyga said that it is her first official visit to the
region and it coincided with the 15th anniversary of establishing
diplomatic relations between Armenia and Poland. Fotyga expressed
confidence that as a result of the visit the friendly relations
between the countries will go on enlarging and developing, including
new spheres of cooperation.

The sides also discussed the regional issues, the relations of
immediate neighbors and the present situation of the Karabakh conflict
settlement.