Armenian And Australian FMs Discussed Bilateral Relations

ARMENIAN AND AUSTRALIAN FMS DISCUSSED BILATERAL RELATIONS

Pan Armenian
10.10.2005 12:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian departed
yesterday for Australia on a formal visit, RA MFA press office
reported.

Today the Armenian FM met with the Australian Minister for Foreign
Affairs and Trade Alexander Downer to discuss the prospects of the
Armenian-Australian relations and exchange views on the international
situation and regional developments. Vartan Oskanian familiarized
the interlocutor with the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process and
Armenia’s relations with the neighbor states. The parties noted the
importance of strengthening bilateral relations and activation of
trade and economic ties.

The Foreign Ministers also voiced satisfaction with the
Armenia-Australia cooperation within international structures. Upon
completion of the meeting Minister Oskanian invited his Australian
counterpart to Armenia.

Within the visit framework the Armenian FM met with Minister for
Vocational and Technical Education Gary Hardgrave, Minister Assisting
the Prime Minister, Minister for Human Services Joe Hockey MP,
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade, Senator Sandy
Macdonald and Chairman of the Armenian-Australian parliamentary
friendship Maris Pein. Besides, Vartan Oskanian met with leaders of
the Armenian community of Australia and attended the liturgy in the
Armenian Church of St. Harutyun in Sidney, where he delivered a speech,
and also met with the chairman of the Armenian-Australian Chamber of
Commerce and the Armenian media.