Armenian and Romanian Foreign Ministries held political consultations
in Yerevan

YEREVAN, 15 MAY, NOYAN TAPAN: Armenian and Romanian Foreign Ministries
held political consultations at Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
on May 14. The Armenian delegation was headed by Head of the
Department of Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Armen Liloyan
and the Romanian delegation was headed by General Director for
Regional Cooperation of Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Irina
Zidaru. A broad range of issues related to bilateral relations was
discussed during the consultations. The parties expressed content with
the level of political dialogue, mentioning the need for adding new
content to the bilateral relations. The representatives of the
Armenian and Romanian foreign ministries touched upon the upcoming
actions to be taken by the Armenian-Romanian mixed inter-governmental
committee on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation. An
initial agreement was reached to organize cultural events in Armenia
and Romania in 2010-2011, hold joint business seminars and prepare the
signing of a number of bilateral agreements. The parties also
discussed the EU Eastern Partnership and prospects for cooperation
within the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and other international
organizations and exchanged views on regional issues. According to a
press release by the department of press and information of the RA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, within the framework of the political
consultations the Romanian delegation was received by RA Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs Karine Ghazinyan. Issues related to
Armenian-Romanian relations and relations between Armenia and the
European Union, the latest developments of the process of the Karabakh
conflict settlement and the establishment of Turkish-Armenian
relations, were discussed during the meeting. The next stage of
political consultations between both foreign ministries is scheduled
to be held in Bucharest.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress