LITHUANIA TO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EU AND NATO PROGRAMS IN ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
08.11.2007 14:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Armenia has much to learn from Lithuania in
respect of integration into European structures and we are hopeful that
Lithuania as a EU member state will assist in successful implementation
of the Armenia-EU Action Plan within the ENP," RA Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian said at a joint news conference with his Lithuanian
counterpart Petras Vaitiekunas.

Embassies of Armenia and Lithuania will be soon established in Vilnius
and Yerevan, he said.

For his part, Mr Vaitiekunas said, "Lithuania is not satisfied with the
current state of relations with Armenia. We should develop economic
ties. Lithuania will also assist in implementation of EU and NATO
programs in Armenia. We agreed on serious and constructive measures
in this field and seminars on European integration will be held in
Vilnius and Brussels December 14."

He informed that Lithuanian Prime Minister will pay a visit to Armenia
next year and emphasized the significance of the South Caucasus for
energy security of Europe.