ARMENIA’S AMBASSADOR MEETS THE SPEAKER OF THE BELGIAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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18.11.2009 14:49
On November 17 the Armenian Ambassador to Belgium and the Netherlands
Avet Adonts met with the Chairman of the House of Representatives of
Belgium, Patrick Dewael.
The interlocutors expressed appreciation for the high level
of cooperation between the two countries and rated highly the
bilateral cooperation especially between the Foreign Ministries and
the Parliaments.
In the framework of bilateral cooperation, the Speaker of the Belgian
Parliament attached importance to the readmission agreement signed in
July 2009 and the continuity of the traditional economic cooperation.
At the request of Patrick Dewael, Ambassador Adonts presented the
current economic situation in Armenia, the latest developments in
the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and
the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
Presenting the process of implementation of the Eastern Partnership
Program by Armenia, Avet Adonts emphasized the importance of the
assistance of EU member states, especially the presiding country to
the launch of the negotiations on the free trade agreement with the
European Union and the process of simplification of the visa regime
with EU member states.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belgium assured the
above-mentioned issues would be in the focus of attention of the
Belgian authorities during the Belgian Presidency of the European
Union.