ARMENIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES DELEGATION OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SWITZERLAND
Noyan Tapan
Oc t 9, 2008
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian deputy foreign minister
Gegham Gharibjanian on October 9 received a delegation of the National
Council of Switzerland. The delegation was headed by the co-chairs of
Switzerland-Armenia friendship parliamentary group, deputies Dominique
de Buman and Ueli Leuenberger. G. Gharibjanian expressed satisfaction
at the high level of Armenian-Swiss relations, saying that Armenia
is interested in further development of these relations. In this
connection he expressed a high opinion about the role of parliamentary
diplomacy. From the viewpoint of developing the bilateral relations,
the RA deputy foreign minister underlined the importance of opening
the Swiss diplomatic representative office in Armenia and the work
to expand the legal and contractual field.
Both sides expressed a hope that an active political dialog will help
deepen the economic links between Armenia and Switzerland.
According to the RA MFA Press and Information Department, at the
request of the guests G. Gharibjanian presented Armenia’s position
on the latest events in the South Caucasian region, the negotiation
process on solution of the Artsakh problem, and the Armenian-Turkish
relations.