Norway Supports Osce Minsk Group Efforts

NORWAY SUPPORTS OSCE MINSK GROUP EFFORTS

Panorama.am
14:31 26/05/2009

The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received today the new
appointed Ambassador of Norway Knoot Howg to hand his credentials,
the President’s Cabinet reports.

Congratulating the Ambassador the President said that Armenia
is interested in developing and strengthening the bilateral and
multi-sided format relations with Norway. The President mentioned that
the Armenians remember brightly the support provided by Norway during
the 1988 earthquake of Spitak. "We have a Norwegian village in Armenia
which reminds us about that help and support," the President said.

The Ambassador said that his country is also wishing to set developed
cooperation with Armenia and that he would take appropriate measures
to organize that collaboration. The parties have also discussed
regional questions.

The Ambassador stressed that Norway supports the OSCE Minsk Group
efforts to reach the peace and regulation of the conflict.