ARMENIAN FM MEETS WITH ITALIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS
ARKA
19/09/2007 19:40
RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan held a meeting with an Italian
delegation headed by Chairman of the Foreign Relations Commission,
Deputy Chamber of Italy, former State Secretary of the Italian Foreign
Office Umberto Raneri.
The press and information department, RA Foreign Office reports
that during the meeting Minister Oskanyan presented the principal
directions of Armenia’s foreign policy, the country’s relations with
its neighbors, negotiations for the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement,
official Yerevan’s position on Armenian-Turkish relations, as well
as Armenia’s viewpoint on Turkey’s prospective membership in the
European Union.
The RA Foreign Minister expressed his satisfaction with the recently
intensified contacts with Italy. He pointed out the importance of
relations formed as a result of close contacts as part of the EU’s New
European Neighborhood Policy, stressing the rural development programs.
Raneri informed Minister Oskanyan of the goals of the Italian
delegation’s visit to Armenia and of their impressions of Armenia. He
said that the delegation’s goal is to contribute to the development
and European integration of the countries following this way.
The Italian delegation includes members of the Foreign Relations
Commission, Deputy Chamber of Italy, Margarita Boniver, Rafael de
Brazi, Georgio La Malfa and Commission Secretary Mario di Napoli.