ARMENIAN AND ITALIAN FMS DISCUSSED VISA REGIME

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Nov 24 2009
Armenia

November 23, in the frames of his working visit to Italy RA FM Edward
Nalbandyan met with his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini. Italian
FM underlined that his country is interested in the development of
cooperation with Armenia and is ready to take effective steps in
this direction. The officials discussed Armenia-EU cooperation in
various fields, the measures taken towards the promotion of bilateral
collaboration in the frames of European neighborhood policy and
Eastern partnership program.

Frattini welcomed the activities on Armenia-Turkey reconciliation,
expressing hope that Protocols will be ratified shortly entailing
the border opening.

Nalbandyan and Frattini discussed the facilitation of visa
regime between EU and Armenia, noting it will contribute to the
intensification of ties.

RA Foreign Minister presented the recent developments in Karabakh
conflict settlement and the outcomes of Armenian and Azerbaijani
Presidents’ meeting in Munich. Receiving invitation to visit Yerevan,
Frattini assured that plans to arrive in Armenia in the first half
of 2010.

The Foreign Ministers signed a number of agreements before the meeting.