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    BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS MARKS 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIA'S INDEPENDENCE

    Arka News Agency, Armenia
    Dec 11 2006

    YEREVAN, December 11. /ARKA/. The House of Lords of the British
    Parliament celebrated the 15th anniversary of Armenia's independence.

    The celebrations were organized by the British-Armenian parliamentary
    cooperation group and the RA Embassy in Great Britain.

    RA Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Kirakosyan was the keynoter.

    Attending the meeting were British parliamentarians, Foreign Office
    representatives, officials of the London Municipality, members of the
    Armenian community, citizens showing interest in Armenia and foreign
    diplomats in London.

    Speaking at the meeting chaired by Baroness Caroline Cox were RA
    Ambassador to Great Britain Vahe Gabrielyan, members of the House
    of Lords, Lord Eiwebrin and Lord Shacon, the member of the House of
    Commons Padi Tiping. The speakers addressed further development of
    bilateral relations and expressed their willingness to contribute to
    this process.

    Kirakosyan addressed the history of Armenian-British relations, the
    pro-Armenian policy of the British political figures in the 19th-20th
    centuries. He presented Armenia's achievements during the period of
    independence, stressing economic growth, transition of market economy,
    possibilities of developing cooperation under the Armenia-EU program of
    action, EU New Neighborhood Policy. Kirakosyan emphasized the Armenian
    Diaspora's role in assisting Armenia since it gained independence,
    as well as the establishment and consolidation of friendly relations
    between Armenia and other countries.

    Kirakosyan presented his books to the libraries of the British
    Parliament's Houses.

    On December 6, Arman Kirakosyan held a meeting with the British
    Foreign Ministry officials in charge of the Caucasus, Central Asia
    and Russia. The sides discussed issues of bilateral relations in the
    South Caucasus, Armenian-British cooperation within international
    organizations.
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