HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN: "IT IS NECESSARY TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIAN-ITALIAN TRADE-ECONOMIC COOPERATION"

National Assembly of RA
July 23 2009
Armenia

On July 22 RA President of the National Assembly Mr. Hovik
Abrahamyan received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Italy to Armenia Mr. Bruno Scapini.

Greeting the guest the Head of the Armenian Parliament congratulated
him on the occasion of the beginning of his diplomatic mission in
Yerevan and expressed hope that the tenure of Ambassador Scapini
would promote the activation of bilateral cooperation. Mr. Abrahamyan
highlighted the development of cooperation of Armenia with Italy,
one of the leading members of the European Union, and expressed hope
that Italy would contribute to the realization of Armenia’s aspiration
for Euro integration.

The interlocutors agreed that it was necessary to pay special attention
to the development of Armenian-Italian trade-economic cooperation
promoting the contacts of the businessmen of two countries.

Noting already recorded success of economic mutually beneficial
cooperation they agreed that it was necessary to increase the efforts
in order to use the existing big potential.

The interlocutors also discussed the perspectives of activating
contacts between the two countries’ parliaments and the programmes
of cooperation in the sphere of culture. During the meeting they also
touched upon the peaceful settlement of Artsakh core issue, regulation
of Armenian-Turkish relations and issues of the establishment of
peace and stability in the South Caucasus region.

Concluding the talk Mr. H. Abrahamyan wished success to Ambassador
Scapini in his endeavors and productive activity for the benefit of
the Armenian and Italian friendly peoples.