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    ARMENIAN-SWISS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS SIGNED IN BERN

    Noyan Tapan
    11.11.2009

    BERN, NOVEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. On November 11, after RA President's
    state visit to Hungary, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left
    Budapest for Switzerland on a short official visit where he met with
    Foreign Minister of Hungary Micheline Calmy-Rey. According to the RA
    Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department, a number of issues
    related to various spheres of cooperation, regional and international
    issues were on meeting's agenda.

    The sides mentioned with satisfaction that during the past year
    the bilateral relations developed unprecedentedly, and one of its
    evidence is Switzerland's mediation in the normalization process
    of Armenian-Turkish relations. Development of the relations was
    marked by Charles Aznavour's appointment as RA Ambassador to
    Switzerland, as well as by foundation of Switzerland's diplomatic
    representation in Armenia. Highly evaluating the dynamics of recent
    development of Armenian-Swiss relations E. Nalbandian and M. Calmy-Rey
    attached importance to necessity of mutual visits, expansion of the
    legal-contractual sphere as a guarantee of further expansion of the
    comprehensive cooperation.

    In the context of Switzerland's coming chairmanship in the Council of
    Europe the Ministers exchanged thoughts over issues on organization's
    agenda and its activity.

    Touching upon the normalization process of Armenian-Turkish relations
    and Switzerland's mediation E. Nalbandian expressed gratitude
    for the mediatory efforts. According to the RA Foreign Minister,
    Switzerland has assumed a mission that demands inflexibility, reserve,
    cautiousness and patience, and the mediator state carried out that
    mission with honor.

    Within the framework of the visit, at the Swiss government's Reception
    House, E. Nalbandian and M. Calmy-Rey signed Agreement On Regular Air
    Communications between the RA Government and Swiss Federal Council and
    Agreement On Liquidating the Demand of Entrance Visa for People Having
    Diplomatic Passports between RA Government and Swiss Federal Council.

    Ministers' joint press conference took place after the ceremony.

    The RA Foreign Minister returned to Yerevan on November 11.
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