KARINE GHAZINIAN ATTENDS UNOFFICIAL MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF EU AND EASTERN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM COUNTRIES

NOYAN TAPAN
MAY 25, 2010
SOPOT

SOPOT, MAY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. An unofficial meeting of foreign ministers
of EU member states and Eastern Partnership program countries was held
in the Polish city of Sopot on May 24. The delegation headed by Deputy
Foreign Minister of Armenia Karine Ghazinian took part in the meeting.

During the meeting, the work done so far within the framework of the
Eastern Partnership program was summed up, the expectations of the
participating states and the future activities were specified.

In her speech, Karine Ghazinian spoke about the significance of the
Armenia-EU Association Agreement, the creation of a free trade zone,
as well as visa liberalization for the participating states.

The RA MFA Press and Information Department reported that K. Ghazinian
also met with Polish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Henrik
Litvin. Issues related to bilateral cooperation were discussed at
the meeting. The sides also addressed the planned meeting of Polish
Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski to Armenia, as well as reached an
agreement to accelerate work on the establishment of an Armenian-Polish
intergovernmental commission.

From: A. Papazian