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LATVIA WISHES TO EXPAND COOPERATION WITH ARMENIA IN ECONOMY, CULTURE, EDUCATION
Baltic News Service / - BNS
June 4, 2013 Tuesday 12:43 PM EET
RIGA, Jun 04, BNS - Latvia and Armenia are interested in more active
cooperation not only in politics, but also in economy, culture and
education, said Latvian parliament speaker Solvita Aboltina after her
meeting with Hovik Abrahamyan, the speaker of the Armenian National
Assembly, on Tuesday, the Latvian parliament press service reported.
Aboltina said that Latvia sees Armenia as an important and perspective
partner in the South Caucasian region, and both countries have
developed good cooperation at the parliamentary level, which is proved
by Abrahamyan's visit to Latvia, the first one since 2005.
Aboltina informed Abrahamyan that the Latvian parliament has set
up lawmakers' group for cooperation with the Armenian parliament,
considering Armenia's wish to make closer cooperation with the EU.
Latvia has accumulated valuable experience in EU integration and
reforms, said the Latvian parliament speaker, underscoring Latvia's
wish to share this experience with Armenia.
Discussing possibilities to increase economic cooperation between both
countries, Aboltina voiced Latvia's wish to strengthen cooperation,
underscoring that Latvian-Armenian trade in the past years has
shown positive trends, and both countries have a large cooperation
potential. She also said that bilateral agreements between both
countries on protection of investments and avoiding double taxation
lay good grounds for closer cooperation in economy.
Aboltina voiced Latvia's support to signing the Armenian-EU Association
agreement planned this year.
The Latvian official said that Latvia is one of those countries who in
all possible international formats, including meetings of parliaments,
has underscored the necessity for the EU to form closer relations with
the EU eastern partners. Aboltina voiced appreciation over dynamics
of the Armenian-EU bilateral relations and wished success in the
upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit.
Baltic News Service / - BNS
June 4, 2013 Tuesday 12:43 PM EET
RIGA, Jun 04, BNS - Latvia and Armenia are interested in more active
cooperation not only in politics, but also in economy, culture and
education, said Latvian parliament speaker Solvita Aboltina after her
meeting with Hovik Abrahamyan, the speaker of the Armenian National
Assembly, on Tuesday, the Latvian parliament press service reported.
Aboltina said that Latvia sees Armenia as an important and perspective
partner in the South Caucasian region, and both countries have
developed good cooperation at the parliamentary level, which is proved
by Abrahamyan's visit to Latvia, the first one since 2005.
Aboltina informed Abrahamyan that the Latvian parliament has set
up lawmakers' group for cooperation with the Armenian parliament,
considering Armenia's wish to make closer cooperation with the EU.
Latvia has accumulated valuable experience in EU integration and
reforms, said the Latvian parliament speaker, underscoring Latvia's
wish to share this experience with Armenia.
Discussing possibilities to increase economic cooperation between both
countries, Aboltina voiced Latvia's wish to strengthen cooperation,
underscoring that Latvian-Armenian trade in the past years has
shown positive trends, and both countries have a large cooperation
potential. She also said that bilateral agreements between both
countries on protection of investments and avoiding double taxation
lay good grounds for closer cooperation in economy.
Aboltina voiced Latvia's support to signing the Armenian-EU Association
agreement planned this year.
The Latvian official said that Latvia is one of those countries who in
all possible international formats, including meetings of parliaments,
has underscored the necessity for the EU to form closer relations with
the EU eastern partners. Aboltina voiced appreciation over dynamics
of the Armenian-EU bilateral relations and wished success in the
upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit.