ARMENIA, ALBANIA INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING BILATERAL COOPERATION

armradio.am
24.10.2008 12:53

Within the framework of his visit to Tirana, the Foreign Minister
of Armenia, Mr. Edward Nalbandian had a meeting with his Albanian
counterpart Lulzim Basha.

Edward Nalbandian anal Lulzim Basha expressed regret that having
a great potential of development, the relations between Armenia
and Albania are almost absent. The parties agreed to take steps
for fostering the bilateral cooperation in political, economic and
cultural spheres and forming a contractual-legal field between the
two countries.

During the meeting reference was made to a number of international
and regional issues, the opportunities of cooperation between the
two countries within international organizations.

Edward Nalbandian invited his Albanian counterpart to
Armenia. According to a bilateral agreement, the delegation of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania will visit Armenia in the near
future to sign a number of agreements.

The same day the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania Genc Polo gave a
dinner in honor of Edward Nalbandian.

On October 23 the Armenian Foreign Minister met with the Prime Minister
of Albania Sali Berisha. During the meeting the parties discussed
the opportunities of establishing political, economic and cultural
cooperation between the two countries and the concrete steps to be
taken in this direction.