DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTERS OF BULGARIA AND ARMENIA, MARIN RAYKOV AND KARINE KAZINYAN, HELD BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria mfa.bg
Jan 19 2010
Bulgaria

On 18 January 2010, political consultations were held in Sofia between
the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic
of Armenia. On the Bulgarian part, the consultations were held by
Marin Raykov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and departmental
representatives of the Foreign Ministry. The Armenian delegation was
led by Karine Kazinyan, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia.

The political consultations highlighted issues of bilateral relations,
including development of political dialogue, establishment of the
contractual and legal framework, trade and economic cooperation, as
well as cooperation in the field of culture and education. In view of
Bulgaria’s membership in the European Union and Armenia’s involvement
in the European Neighbourhood Policy, the discussions also focused
on the opportunities to expand and particularize the cooperation
between the two countries within the European Neighbourhood Policy
and its regional dimension, the Black Sea synergy, as well as the
cooperation within the European Commission’s new initiative, the
Eastern Partnership.

In the course of the plenary talks, the two delegations addressed
the partnership of the two countries in international organisations
and the development of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the
Black Sea region in light of Bulgaria’s Chairmanship-in-Office of the
Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. Topical issues
of multilateral nature were also discussed.