REGULAR STAGE OF ARMENIAN-UKRAINIAN DEPARTMENTAL CONSULTATIONS HELD IN YEREVAN
Noyan Tapan
April 4, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. A regular stage of consultations
between the foreign ministries of Armenia and Ukraine took place in
Yerevan on April 4.
A wide range of issues related to bilateral relations was discussed.
The Armenian and Ukrainian delegations headed by the deputy foreign
ministers Gegham Gharibjanian and Konstantin Yeliseyev in particular
discussed the preparatory measures for holding Days of Armenia in
Ukraine in 2008 and Days of Ukraine in Armenia in 2009. Special
attention was paid to establishment of links between the national
televisions of Armenia and Ukraine, which will help disseminate
unbiased information about each other.
The sides also discussed regional problems, particularly the approaches
of Yerevan and Kiev to multilateral cooperation within the framework of
the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organization, new initiatives
in Black Sea region, including development of BSEC relations with
the EU. Opinions were exchanged about issues of ensuring regional
security and stability and resolving the "frozen" conflicts.
According to the Ukrainian embassy in Armenia, Ukraine is in third
place among Armenia’s trade partners by the commodity turnover
volume. Trade turnover between the two countries grew by 50% in 2007,
exceeding 250 mln USD. At the suggestion of the Ukrainian side, the
next joint sitting of the intergovernmental commission of economic
cooperation will be held in the fourth quarter of 2008.