ARMENIAN EMBASSY TO OPEN IN JAPAN

Aysor
Nov 26 2009
Armenia

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said Armenia intends to
open a permanent diplomatic mission in Japan. This announcement has
been voiced at the meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya
Okada in Tokyo.

Spokesman of the Armenian Foreign Ministry said the parties had
discussed process of settlement of Karabakh conflict, spoke about
the Munich meeting between Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents with
participation of Minsk Group co-chairs, and other subjects.

Mr. Katsuya Okada said Japan welcomes the peace settlement of the
process, and contributes to the negotiations in the framework of the
Minsk Group consultations. Katsuya Okada expressed hope that signed
in Zurich the Armenian-Turkish protocols would be ratified in time
supporting peace and stability in the region.

After the warm welcoming, Armenian Foreign Minister Nalbandyan invited
his Japanese counterpart to visit Armenia.