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    MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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    PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
    Telephone: +37410. 544041 ext 202
    Fax: +37410. 562543
    Email: [email protected]
    www.armeniaforeignministry.am


    PRESS RELEASE


    06-06-07

    Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vartan Oskanian Meets With OSCE
    Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain,
    Miguel Angel Moratinos

    On May 5, 2007, Minister Oskanian received OSCE Chairman-in-Office Minister
    of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain, Miguel Angel Moratinos who was
    in Yerevan as part of a regional trip.

    Minister Oskanian welcomed the OSCE Spanish Chairmanship's visit to Armenia,
    stressing its importance for Armenia-OSCE cooperation and as a powerful
    incentive for broadening the scale of ongoing cooperation.

    The two discussed the latest developments in the Nagorno Karabagh peace
    process. Minister Moratinos shared his impressions from his meetings in
    Azerbaijan on the previous day and restated OSCE support for the peaceful
    resolution of the problem.

    The OSCE Chairman-in-Office presented the OSCE agenda for 2007 and singled
    out the main priorities of the organization's activities within the spheres
    of human rights, military-political, economic and nature preservation.

    Minister Oskanian noted that Armenia is interested in the further
    institutional strengthening and development of the OSCE. The speakers also
    turned to the OSCE reforms and the ongoing democratic reforms in Armenia,
    mainly in the field of protection of human rights. They reflected on the
    results of the May 12 parliamentary elections in Armenia and Minister
    Moratinos congratulated his counterpart for th well-organized and conducted
    elections.

    The Spanish and Armenian ministers also discussed bilateral questions.
    Minister Moratinos confirmed Spain's intention to open an embassy in Yerevan
    next year, and Minister Oskanian indicated Armenia's readiness to
    reciprocate, thus deepening bilateral cooperation. The Ministers talked
    about paying special attention to political, economic and cultural
    cooperation.

    At the end of the meeting, Minister Moratinos invited Minister Oskanian to
    pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Spain.
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