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Armenian Foreign Minister to arrive in Moscow
11:22 2004-07-05
Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanyan will arrive in Moscow on an
official visit on Monday. An exchange of opinions on the entire
complex of bilateral relations as well as on most important
international and regional problems is expected to be conducted during
the visit.
An official spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry Alexander
Yakovenko reported that one of the priority issues to be discussed
will be the Russian-Armenian trade, economic, cultural and
humanitarian cooperation, and a special accent will be made on the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
The sides will also discuss the coordination of the efforts of the two
countries’ foreign ministries in the improvement of the situation in
the Caucasus, settlement of conflicts in the region, the creation of
the atmosphere of trust for developing all-Caucasian security.
The sides will also consider interaction with the CIS, by using the
Collective Security Treaty Organisation, (Russia, Belarus, Armenia,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) and the EURASEC (except Armenia
which, just as Ukraine and Moldova, has the status of an observer.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to hold
negotiations with Vardan Oskanyan.
The visit will last till July 7.
© RIAN