VARTAN OSKANIAN’S MEETINGS IN IRELAND

ArmRadio.am
01.03.2007 10:24

February 28 in Ireland RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with
his Irish counterpart Dermot Ahern.

Greeting the guest, the Foreign Minister of Ireland underlined that
the first visit of the Armenian FM provides an opportunity to discuss
he perspectives of bilateral cooperation, especially considering the
similarities existing between the two peoples and states.

During the meeting the interlocutors presented to each other the
foreign policy priorities and the stances of the countries on different
international issues.

Reference was made to the issue of settlement of conflicts the
parties are worried about. Minister Ahern presented the process of
resoution o fthe North Ireland issue, emphasyzing the recent positive
developments. For his part, Minister Oskanian presented the results
of the last round of negotiations on the Karabakh conflict settlement.

The interlocutors also dwelt on the opportunities of cooperation
within international organizations.

Later RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with the Head of the
Joint Committee on European Affairs of the Irish Parliament John Deasy.

Minister Oskanian delivered a speech in the Institute of European
Affairs of Dublin and visited the Chesterbit library where 130 medieval
items of Armenian mosaic are kept.