EU – ARMENIA ISSUES, FOCUS OF KYPRIANOU – NELBANDIAN MEETING
Financial Mirror
July 07, 2009
Maria Fili
EU – Armenian issues were the focus of the meeting held Tuesday in
Yerevan between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus and Armenia.
Cypriot FM Markos Kyprianou, who is accompanying President Demetris
Christofias during his official visit to Armenia, met his Armenian
counterpart Edward Nalbandian with whom he discussed EU – Armenian
issues, Armenia – Turkey relations and developments regarding the
Nagorno-Karabakh region.
In statements after his meeting with Nalbandian, the Cypriot Minister
said they mainly focused on EU – Armenian issues and how Cyprus
can help and effectively contribute to the enhancement of those
relations, including the agreement on free trade and facilitations
regarding visas.
The Minister said he was also informed about a possible normalization
of the relations between Turkey and Armenia.
During the meeting, the two Ministers agreed that Cyprus would
contribute to the training of Armenian public administration employees.