ARMENIA INTERESTED IN CONTINUING COOPERATION WITH OSCE

armradio.am
15.12.2008 18:59

On December 15 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian,
received the OSCE Secretary General, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut.

Greeting the guest, Minister Nalbandian noted that as an OSCE member
state Armenia is interested in continuing the cooperation in all three
spheres of OSCE activity and in this regard attaches importance to
the reformation of the organization to make it more effective. The
Armenian Foreign Minister noted also that the European security
needs new architecture, which should take into consideration all the
existing concerns.

Summing up the results of the OSCE Ministerial meeting in Helsinki,
Edward Nalbandian and Marc Perrin de Brichambaut attached importance to
the consolidation of the provisions targeted at promoting cooperation
over the area of OSCE responsibility in the documents adopted as a
result of the meeting.

Speaking about the opportunities of settlement of the Artsakh issue,
Edward Nalbandian emphasized the role of the OSCE in the settlement
process and stressed the importance f the declaration of the OSCE
Foreign Ministers and the declaration of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair
countries on the Karabakh conflict resolution.

The interlocutors dwelt on the activity of the OSCE Yerevan Office
and the programs implemented by it. In this regard, Edward Nalbandian
noted that Armenia attaches importance to the existence of the OSCE
Office in Yerevan.