ARMENIA, HOLLAND INTERESTED IN DEEPENING COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PEACEKEEPING

armradio.am
15.07.2008 17:26

On July 15 RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands to Armenia
Onno Elderenbosh.

At the beginning of the meeting the Minister noted that the absence
of problems between the two countries, the reciprocal sympathy and
friendship between the Armenian and Dutch peoples have created
firm bases for developing effective cooperation in a number of
spheres and that these relations are promoted by the position of
the government of the Netherlands on the Armenian Genocide. Seyran
Ohanyan stated also that Armenia has entered a qualitatively new phase
of relations with Europe and takes serious steps in the direction of
raising the cooperation with European countries in the military and
military-political fields to a proper level.

During the meeting Seyran Ohanyan noted that Armenia expresses
willingness to develop cooperation especially in the field of
peacekeeping, contributing to the operations in Afghanistan, where
the Netherlands has located a contingent of about 1 800.

At the end of the meeting the parties expressed hope that the
Armenian-Dutch relations and friendly ties will further reinforce,
embracing new spheres of cooperation.