VARTAN OSKANIAN ATTENDED SAAKASHVILI’S INAUGURATION

armradio.am
21.01.2008 15:03

On January 20 the Armenian delegation headed by RA Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian participated in the inauguration of the Georgian
President Mikheil Saakashvili, MFA Press and Information Department
informs.

During the stay in Tbilisi Minister Oskanian had meetings with the
OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut and NATO Special
Representative for the South Caucasus Robert Simmons.

During the meeting with the OSCE Secretary General issues related to
the presidential elections in Armenia, particularly the observation
mission of the OSCE were discussed. The interlocutors dwelt on the
results of the recent visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to
the region.

RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and NATO Special Representative
Robert Simmons discussed the process of accomplishment of the
Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) and prospects
of development of a renewed IPAP in the second half of the year.

The parties positively assessed the recent active dialogue between
the senior officials of Armenia and the Alliance. Robert Simmons
presented agenda issues of the NATO summit to be held in Bucharest
in April and NATO’s cooperation with colleagues from the CIS.