ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES THE OSCE CHAIRPERSON-IN-OFFICE, GREEK
FOREIGN MINISTER DORA BAKOYANNIS

YEREVAN, JULY 3, ARMENPRESS: Armenian President Serzh Sargsian
received today the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister
Dora Bakoyannis and the delegation headed by her.
Presidential Press Office told Armenpress that greeting the
top-official the Armenian President said that her visit is a good
occasion to get acquainted with the regional issues at the place, to
discuss Armenia-OSCE agenda issues as well as to exchange thoughts
round themes of mutual interest.
S. Sargsian stressed that the visit of the CiO will be an
additional impetus for the development of cooperation. Mr. President
also stressed the importance of the Greek presidency in OSCE as a
relative state with Armenia.
Pointing out that Armenia and Greece have an aged relationship a
general historical past the Greek FM noted that there is a very good
mutual perception and political cooperation between the two states.
S. Sargsian highly assessed the support of OSCE and OSCE Yerevan
office in the reforms being implemented in different spheres of our
state. The sides have exchanged thoughts round the regulation of the
Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations.
The Armenian President underscored that as a result of the efforts
exerted by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs the Azerbaijani side has
started to more seldom speak about the military regulation of the
Karabakh issue.
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office highly assessed the initiative of
the Armenian President towards the regulation of bilateral relations
with Turkey.
S. Sargsian once more stressed the readiness of our state to
regulate relations with Turkey without preconditions.
The OSCE CiO welcomed the amnesty declared by the Armenian
Parliament on the initiative of the President.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress