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BELARUS, ARMENIA HAVE SIMILAR POSITIONS IN UN, OSCE
News of Belarus
Nov 6 2012
MINSK, 6 November (BelTA) - Belarus and Armenia have similar approaches
in such international organizations as the United Nations and the
OSCE, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Alexander Mikhnevich
told reporters after the Belarusian-Armenian ministerial consultations.
"The consultations with Armenian colleagues were very successful and
productive. We discussed issues of cooperation in the international
organizations and noted the similarity of approaches in the UN and
the OSCE, and in the organizations among the former Soviet states -
the CIS, CSTO, and others that have been created in recent years. We
always support each other, and we agreed to continue doing so in the
future," said Alexander Mikhnevich. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister
Shavarsh Kocharyan also confirmed the similarity of the positions of
the two countries on key issues on the international agenda.
According to Alexander Mikhnevich, the sides analyzed the present
legal framework. "We have nearly 60 documents of different level,
and yet there are some gaps in our legal framework. We have agreed
to complete the work on some agreements and sign them in the near
future," the Belarusian official said.
In his words, Belarus and Armenia plan to conduct the next ministerial
consultations in spring 2013. "In spring Armenia will take over the
presidency in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe,
and out Armenian colleagues will have a lot of work. We would like
to compare notes and approaches in the organization as well as on
other European platforms," Alexander Mikhnevich said.
http://news.belta.by/en/news/politics?id=698097
News of Belarus
Nov 6 2012
MINSK, 6 November (BelTA) - Belarus and Armenia have similar approaches
in such international organizations as the United Nations and the
OSCE, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Alexander Mikhnevich
told reporters after the Belarusian-Armenian ministerial consultations.
"The consultations with Armenian colleagues were very successful and
productive. We discussed issues of cooperation in the international
organizations and noted the similarity of approaches in the UN and
the OSCE, and in the organizations among the former Soviet states -
the CIS, CSTO, and others that have been created in recent years. We
always support each other, and we agreed to continue doing so in the
future," said Alexander Mikhnevich. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister
Shavarsh Kocharyan also confirmed the similarity of the positions of
the two countries on key issues on the international agenda.
According to Alexander Mikhnevich, the sides analyzed the present
legal framework. "We have nearly 60 documents of different level,
and yet there are some gaps in our legal framework. We have agreed
to complete the work on some agreements and sign them in the near
future," the Belarusian official said.
In his words, Belarus and Armenia plan to conduct the next ministerial
consultations in spring 2013. "In spring Armenia will take over the
presidency in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe,
and out Armenian colleagues will have a lot of work. We would like
to compare notes and approaches in the organization as well as on
other European platforms," Alexander Mikhnevich said.
http://news.belta.by/en/news/politics?id=698097