INISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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PRESS RELEASE
30-10-2007
Minister Oskanian` s visit to Bulgaria
Armenia’s Minister of Foreign AffairsVartan Oskanian completed an official
visit to Bulgaria.
In Sofia on October 29, Minister Oskanian met with Bulgarian Foreign
Minister Ivailo Kalfin. The colleagues agreed that the historically and
culturally rich and traditionally friendly relations between the two peoples
can only serve as a catalyst for more dynamic political dialogue.
Regarding improving economic relations, the upcoming visit of Bulgaria’s
Prime Minister will help place trade and technological issues on more solid
footing, they said, especially if this is followed by organized meetings
between businessmen from the two countries.
The two also exchanged views about conflicts in the Balkans and the
Caucasus – especially focusing on the Nagorno Karabakh and Kosovo issues.
Following the meeting, the two ministers signed the protocol on cooperation
between the Foriegn Mnistries of Armenia and Bulgaria.
Earlier in the same day, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov received
Armenia’s Foreign Minister. President Parvanov, who had visited Armenia in
2004, discussed Armenia-Bulgaria relations as well as cooperation within
international organizations. President Parvanov indicated his willingness to
share his country’s experience in the process of European integration.
In Sofia, Minister Oskanian also saw Armenia’s new embassy building. There,
he met with the leadership of Sofia’s Armenian community, and presented
10-year passports to Armenia’s new Honorary Consul in Plovdiv, Bulgaria –
Mr. Eliazar Ouzounian and his wife.
The Minister also spoke with the editors of Bulgaria’s "Yerevan" Weekly
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