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Baltic News Service / - BNS
June 27, 2014 Friday 2:25 PM EET
Latvia, Armenia to cooperate in education, science, technologies
RIGA, Jun 27, BNS - Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics and his
Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian during a meeting in Riga on
Friday discussed cooperation in education, science and technologies,
Rinkevics told the press after the meeting.
The ministers also discussed Armenian-Latvian bilateral relations and
Armenia's cooperation with the EU. Both ministers agreed that the
bilateral relations are developing dynamically. There had been good
and intense contacts on a political and economic levels. "We agreed to
continue work on the Latvian-Armenian agreement on cooperation in
education, science and technologies," said Rinkevics.
The ministers also discussed the EU-Armenian cooperation. Armenia last
year decided not to sign the association agreement with the EU and
Latvia will respect this step, said Rinkevics. "At the same time, we
believe that a clear signal should be given at the Riga summit that
the EU will develop individualized cooperation with each of the
Eastern Partnership countries," said Rinkevics.
The ministers discussed the problems in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian
minister informed on the recent events in this region, while Rinkevics
voiced Latvia's stance that the problems in this region should solved
based on international principles, in a civilized political dialogue
and without military means. The ministers also discussed the situation
in Syria where there is a large Armenian community. The ministers
discussed the situation in Iraq, relations with Iran and the events in
Ukraine.
The Armenian foreign minister is on a working visit to Latvia on June
26-27. The Latvian-Armenian bilateral relations are friendly and
constructive, there is a regular political dialogue and there is a
potential for further development of cooperation, the Latvian Foreign
Ministry reported.
June 27, 2014 Friday 2:25 PM EET
Latvia, Armenia to cooperate in education, science, technologies
RIGA, Jun 27, BNS - Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics and his
Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian during a meeting in Riga on
Friday discussed cooperation in education, science and technologies,
Rinkevics told the press after the meeting.
The ministers also discussed Armenian-Latvian bilateral relations and
Armenia's cooperation with the EU. Both ministers agreed that the
bilateral relations are developing dynamically. There had been good
and intense contacts on a political and economic levels. "We agreed to
continue work on the Latvian-Armenian agreement on cooperation in
education, science and technologies," said Rinkevics.
The ministers also discussed the EU-Armenian cooperation. Armenia last
year decided not to sign the association agreement with the EU and
Latvia will respect this step, said Rinkevics. "At the same time, we
believe that a clear signal should be given at the Riga summit that
the EU will develop individualized cooperation with each of the
Eastern Partnership countries," said Rinkevics.
The ministers discussed the problems in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian
minister informed on the recent events in this region, while Rinkevics
voiced Latvia's stance that the problems in this region should solved
based on international principles, in a civilized political dialogue
and without military means. The ministers also discussed the situation
in Syria where there is a large Armenian community. The ministers
discussed the situation in Iraq, relations with Iran and the events in
Ukraine.
The Armenian foreign minister is on a working visit to Latvia on June
26-27. The Latvian-Armenian bilateral relations are friendly and
constructive, there is a regular political dialogue and there is a
potential for further development of cooperation, the Latvian Foreign
Ministry reported.