ARKA News Agency, Armenia
June 15 2007

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT BULGARIA IN AUTUMN 2007

YEREVAN, June 15. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian
intends to visit Bulgaria in autumn 2007. Oskanian stated about his
intention at his meeting with the Bulgarian Ambassador to Armenia
Stephan Dimitrov.

The Ambassador communicated the congratulations of Bulgarian
Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin on the re-appointment
of Oskanian to the post of Armenian Foreign Minister and invitation
to arrive in Bulgaria with an official visit any time convenient for
the Armenian minister, the Press Service of the Armenian Foreign
Ministry reported.

Oskanian thanked for the congratulations and the invitation and
informed that he will make an official visit to Bulgaria in autumn,
the press service said.

Issues on bilateral relations were also discussed at the meeting.
Particularly, the parties attached importance to the improvement of
the regular political consultations, interaction in the spheres of
culture and science, expansion of trade and economic relations,
implementation of joint programs in Eurointegration. N.V. -0 –