ARMENIA’S GOVERNMENT READY TO DEVELOP COOPERATION WITH OSCE YEREVAN OFFICE

ARKA News Agency
Oct 31 2007
Armenia

YEREVAN, October 31. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Government is ready to develop
cooperation with OSCE Yerevan Office, Armenia’s Prime-Minister Serge
Sargsian said at his meeting with the newly appointed Head of OSCE
Office in Yerevan Sergey Kapinos.

Sargsian expressed confidence that the productive cooperation with
the office will continue while Kapinos is in the office.

The Head of OSCE Office in Yerevan, in his turn, pointed out
that the aim is to continue the traditionally good relations and
to develop close cooperation with Armenian state institutions and
public organizations.

He stressed that after completion of the current programs in intense
dialogue and discussions with tstate and public organizations new
cooperation programs will be developed.

Kapinos pointed out the wide range of potential cooperation fields –
ecology, social sector, and support in reforming the police structure,
programs to develop the country’s regions, human rights protection
and assistance in establishing a prompt response system.

Kapinos expressed confidence in possibility of developing and
implementing major and effective projects in 2008 like the program
on processing of rocket propellant "melange".