RA DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S REPORTER ON SOUTH CAUCASIAN ISSUES

Noyan Tapan
Oct 17 2007

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Armen Bayburdian, the RA Deputy
Foreign Minister, receiving the delegation led by Lidia Polfer,
European Parliament’s Reporter on South Caucasian Issues, on October
17, attached importance to the role of the European Parliament in
development of relations between Armenia and European Union. He
also said that the European Parliament was the first authoritative
institution, which condemned the Armenian Genocide in 1987, as well
as spoke against barbaric extermination of Armenian medievel unique
monuments, Jugha khachkars (cross-stones) in 2006.

According to the report provided to Noyan Tapan by the RA Foreign
Ministry Press and Information Department, the parties touched upon
problems of regional cooperation at the meeting. It was mentioned
that the European Neighborhood Policy is a good ground for creation
of not only an atmosphere of confidence, but also a common system of
values for regional countries. At the guests’ request A. Bayburdian
presented the current state of Nagorno Karabakh peaceful settlement,
as well as Armenian-Turkish relations.