Armenian FM meets with Italian parliamentarians
20.09.2007,
04:40
RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan held a meeting with an Italian delegation headed by Chairman of the Foreign Relations Commission, Deputy Chamber of Italy, former State Secretary of the Italian Foreign Office Umberto Raneri.
YEREVAN, September 19. /ARKA/. RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan held a meeting with an Italian delegation headed by Chairman of the Foreign Relations Commission, Deputy Chamber of Italy, former State Secretary of the Italian Foreign Office Umberto Raneri.
The press and information department, RA Foreign Office reports that during the meeting Minister Oskanyan presented the principal directions of Armenia’s foreign policy, the country’s relations with its neighbors, negotiations for the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, official Yerevan’s position on Armenian-Turkish relations, as well as Armenia’s viewpoint on Turkey’s prospective membership in the European Union.
The RA Foreign Minister expressed his satisfaction with the recently intensified contacts with Italy. He pointed out the importance of relations formed as a result of close contacts as part of the EU’s New European Neighborhood Policy, stressing the rural development programs.
Raneri informed Minister Oskanyan of the goals of the Italian delegation’s visit to Armenia and of their impressions of Armenia. He said that the delegation’s goal is to contribute to the development and European integration of the countries following this way.
The Italian delegation includes members of the Foreign Relations Commission, Deputy Chamber of Italy, Margarita Boniver, Rafael de Brazi, Georgio La Malfa and Commission Secretary Mario di Napoli. P.T. –0—
The press and information department, RA Foreign Office reports that during the meeting Minister Oskanyan presented the principal directions of Armenia’s foreign policy, the country’s relations with its neighbors, negotiations for the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, official Yerevan’s position on Armenian-Turkish relations, as well as Armenia’s viewpoint on Turkey’s prospective membership in the European Union.
The RA Foreign Minister expressed his satisfaction with the recently intensified contacts with Italy. He pointed out the importance of relations formed as a result of close contacts as part of the EU’s New European Neighborhood Policy, stressing the rural development programs.
Raneri informed Minister Oskanyan of the goals of the Italian delegation’s visit to Armenia and of their impressions of Armenia. He said that the delegation’s goal is to contribute to the development and European integration of the countries following this way.
The Italian delegation includes members of the Foreign Relations Commission, Deputy Chamber of Italy, Margarita Boniver, Rafael de Brazi, Georgio La Malfa and Commission Secretary Mario di Napoli. P.T. –0—