ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONDUCTS A NUMBER OF MEETINGS IN ATHENS
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 1, 2009
YEREVAN
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan participated December 1
in the non-official gathering of foreign ministers of the CSTO member
states during which the participants discussed issues on the agenda
of the 17th session of the OSCE Ministerial Council to clarify and
combine the positions. Foreign ministers of Armenia, Russia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated in
the event.
Edward Nalbandyan also conducted a number of bilateral meetings. At
the meeting with the Estonian counterpart Urmas Paet the parties
expressed delight over regular contacts, registering that they give
good opportunity to control the implementation of the achieved
arrangements and point out new steps directed toward development
of relations.
Urmas Paet reconfirmed the invitation of the head of the Estonian
government Andrus Ansipi to the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
to visit Tallinn.
Armenian foreign minister presented to his Estonian counterpart the
recent developments over Karabakh conflict regulation.
The ministers also discussed a number of issues on expanding
cooperation in the sphere of training of diplomatic staff.
In Athens Edward Nalbandyan met with his Slovakian counterpart Miroslav
Laycak. The ministers, noting the readiness of undertaking practical
steps toward development of bilateral relations, discussed issues on
organization of high-level mutual visits, expansion of legal-agreement
field, activation of economic ties and promotion of partnership in
humanitarian sphere.
The two ministers also reached an arrangement on conduction of regular
consultations between the two ministries.
Slovakian minister welcomed the steps directed toward the normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations and expressed readiness of his country
to that process.
Armenian foreign minister also met with his Turkish counterpart Ahmed
Davudoghlu and discussed issues on ratification of Armenian-Turkish
protocols signed October 10.
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 1, 2009
YEREVAN
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan participated December 1
in the non-official gathering of foreign ministers of the CSTO member
states during which the participants discussed issues on the agenda
of the 17th session of the OSCE Ministerial Council to clarify and
combine the positions. Foreign ministers of Armenia, Russia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated in
the event.
Edward Nalbandyan also conducted a number of bilateral meetings. At
the meeting with the Estonian counterpart Urmas Paet the parties
expressed delight over regular contacts, registering that they give
good opportunity to control the implementation of the achieved
arrangements and point out new steps directed toward development
of relations.
Urmas Paet reconfirmed the invitation of the head of the Estonian
government Andrus Ansipi to the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
to visit Tallinn.
Armenian foreign minister presented to his Estonian counterpart the
recent developments over Karabakh conflict regulation.
The ministers also discussed a number of issues on expanding
cooperation in the sphere of training of diplomatic staff.
In Athens Edward Nalbandyan met with his Slovakian counterpart Miroslav
Laycak. The ministers, noting the readiness of undertaking practical
steps toward development of bilateral relations, discussed issues on
organization of high-level mutual visits, expansion of legal-agreement
field, activation of economic ties and promotion of partnership in
humanitarian sphere.
The two ministers also reached an arrangement on conduction of regular
consultations between the two ministries.
Slovakian minister welcomed the steps directed toward the normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations and expressed readiness of his country
to that process.
Armenian foreign minister also met with his Turkish counterpart Ahmed
Davudoghlu and discussed issues on ratification of Armenian-Turkish
protocols signed October 10.