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    ARKA News Agency
    Oct 19 2004


    RA Prime Minister finds it necessary to create an intergovernmental
    Armenian-Cyprus commission on economic cooperation

    Armenia and China have rich perspectives for cooperation

    Armenian and Italian Foreign Ministers satisfied with relationships
    level between the countries

    British Interparliamentary Group holds meetings in Armenian
    Parliament

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    RA PRIME MINISTER FINDS IT NECESSARY TO CREATE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
    ARMENIAN-CYPRUS COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION

    YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan
    finds it necessary to create an intergovernmental Armenian-Cyprus
    commission on economic cooperation. As he stated during his meeting
    with the Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Republic of
    Cyprus Demetris Christofias in Yerevan, the activation of the
    relations between the Parliaments can contribute to the cooperation
    of the executive power with the development of economic relations.
    Encouraging the idea of formation of the commission, Christofias
    noted that `it's the time to set from political desires to real
    activity'. Considering the present legal field and the investment
    capacity of the Cyprus company, Margaryan invited the attention of
    Christofias to the opportunity to make big investments in the
    corresponding areas of economy of Armenia, especially in tourism and
    banking sector. highly appreciating the level of bilateral relations,
    the parties were for their further development. Margaryan attached
    importance to studying the experience of Cyprus in Eurointegration,
    the cooperation in international structures, since both sides have
    the same goals and interests.
    In his turn Christofias expressed the readiness of Cyprus to
    contribute to the process of Eurointegration of Armenia, which was
    included into Wider Europe: New Neighbors EU program. He noted that
    it's important also to develop cultural, educational and scientific
    cooperation, in particular, in the organization of exhibitions and
    experience exchange. A.H. -0--

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    ARMENIA AND CHINA HAVE RICH PERSPECTIVES FOR COOPERATION

    YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. Armenia and China have rich perspectives
    for cooperation, as the President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan stated
    during his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.
    According to RA President's Press Service Department, Kocharyan noted
    that neither of the countries have political problems, and have the
    same approach to the international issues. According to Kocharyan,
    for the last years Armenian-Chinese relations, based on a high level
    of political dialogue and understanding, developed in public and
    political, economic, and cultural fields.
    In his turn the Chinese Minister noted that the authorities of China
    pay more attention to the cooperation with friendly Armenia and
    highly appreciate the input of the President of Armenia into the
    Armenian-Chinese relations. According to the Chinese side, the recent
    visit of Kocharyan to China is of great importance for the further
    development of bilateral relations.
    Attaching importance to the trade-economic cooperation as to the
    priority direction of the bilateral relations, the parties discussed
    the issues of the practical application of the arrangements achieved
    in the course of the visit of the Armenian President to China. In
    particular, the cooperation in the fields of agriculture, chemistry
    and scientific-technical areas was marked out. A.H. -0--

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    ARMENIAN AND ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS SATISFIED WITH RELATIONSHIPS
    LEVEL BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES

    YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. Armenian and Italian Foreign Ministers
    Vardan Oskanian and Franco Fratini are satisfied with relationships
    level between the countries. As Armenian Foreign Ministry Press and
    Information Department told ARKA, this was stated by Ministers in
    Italy, during Oskanian's official visit in that country. The sides
    especially stressed the importance of cooperation in such spheres as
    small and medium business, tourism, attraction of Italian capital to
    Armenia. The sides also mentioned the necessity to activate high
    level visits.
    Today Oskanian will participate on the round table devoted to
    thematic' South Caucasus: Stability and Security of the Region'. T.M.
    -0--

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    BRITISH INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP HOLDS MEETINGS IN ARMENIAN
    PARLIAMENT

    YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. British Group of the Interparliamentary
    Union including English MP, Laborite Gorgon Marsden, the member of
    the House of Commons Jane Griffiths, the Vice-Speaker of the House of
    Lords, Baroness Caroline Cox, Jim Rogers and Candy Strtone held
    meetings in the Armenian Parliament. As Armenian Parliament Public
    and Press Relations Department told ARKA, during the meeting with
    Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Arthur Baghdasaryan it was
    mentioned that the UK is ready to support Armenia as a participant
    country to `Enlarged Europe: New Neighbours'. Touching upon South
    Caucasus problems Speaker stressed that Armenia favours peaceful
    settlement of the conflicts. Also the British Group met the Standing
    Committee on Foreign Relations of the Armenian Parliament. The sides
    mentioned the necessity of development of interparliamentary
    relations between the UK and Armenia. As for the regional cooperation
    it was mentioned inadmissibility that Azerbaijan hinders Armenia's
    involvement in such programs as TRACECA and INNOGATE. T.M. -0--
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