Armenian minister, Italian defence official discuss Karabakh

Arminfo
29 Nov 04

YEREVAN

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan today met Ambassador Pietro
Ercole Ago, who used to head a group of the Committee of Ministers of
the Council of Europe that monitored Armenia’s fulfilment of its
commitments to the Council of Europe.

Ago, who is in Armenia within the framework of a regional visit, is
currently an adviser at the foreign relations department at the
Italian Defence Ministry.

During the meeting, Ago said that the Italian Defence Ministry was
planning a seminar on regional strategic processes, the press service
of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported. In this regard, he asked
the Armenian foreign minister to put forward Armenia’s position on the
current stage in the Nagornyy Karabakh settlement.

For his part, the Armenian foreign minister put forward Armenia’s
approaches to regional tasks, in particular, focusing on the
developments around the Nagornyy Karabakh issue. Oskanyan also filled
the Italian diplomat in on how Armenia was fulfilling its commitments
to the Council of Europe.

During his two-day visit to Armenia, Pietro Ago is also to meet
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and the chairman of the Armenian
National Assembly, Artur Bagdasaryan.