MINISTER OSKANIAN MET WITH PETER SEMNEBY

ArmRadio.am
26.04.2007 10:53

RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, who is paying a working visit
to Belgium, had a meeting with the EU Special Representative for the
South Caucasus Peter Semneby.

Press and Information Department of RA MFA informs that during the
meeting the parties discussed regional issues and Armenian-Turkish
relations.

Reference was made to the GUAM initiative in the UN General Assembly
and RA Foreign Minister reconfirmed Armenia’s position on the issue.

Later the interlocutors turned to the parliamentary elections in
Armenia.

The EU Special Representative underlined that EU countries and the
European Commission always emphasize the importance of holding the
elections in compliance with international standards, and urged the
Armenian authorities to undertake all measures in this direction.

Minister Oskanian assured that all the preconditions exist for holding
free and fair elections. The interlocutors also discussed issues
connected with the execution of the Armenia-EU Action Plan. Views were
exchanged on the results of the Belgrade talks between the Foreign
Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.