Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Norway meet in Oslo

armradio.am
30.01.2010 13:40

On January 29 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, paid
a short official visit to Oslo at the invitation of his Norwegian
counterpart Jonas Gahr Støre.

The two Ministers discussed the steps to be taken in the direction of
development of bilateral relations, regional and international issues.

The interlocutors underlined the necessity of boosting the cooperation
between Armenia and Norway in different spheres, organization of
high-level reciprocal visits, intensification of collaboration in the
cultural, educational and scientific fields.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Norway discussed the
opportunities of intensification of economic cooperation.

Minister Støre presented the priorities of his country’s foreign
policy, the experience of cooperation between the Scandinavian
countries. In turn, the Armenia Foreign Minister presented the main
directions and priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy, our country’s
efforts towards establishment of security and stability in the region,
the policy of European integration and the steps taken in that
direction, the latest developments in the Karabakh conflict settlement
process, President’s Sargsyan’s initiative of establishing relations
with Turkey.

Ministers Nalbandian and Støre referred to issues on OSCE agenda. The
Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Norway signed a Readmission agreement
between the two countries.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress