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    EU WILL FURTHER WORK FOR OPENING ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER

    Pan Armenian News
    14.06.2005 03:17

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Gegham Gharibjanyan
    yesterday met with UK special envoy to South Caucasus Brian Fall
    and head of the Foreign Office Department of Eastern countries of
    the Simon Smith. British Ambassador to Armenia Thorda Abbott-Watt
    was also present at the meeting, reported the Press Service of the
    Armenian Foreign Ministry. In the course of the meeting G. Gharibjanyan
    briefed B. Fall on the content of Armenia's proposals within the EU
    Wider Europe: New Neighbors Program. He also said that in a few days
    Armenian FM V. Oskanian will officially hand the document to the EU
    Council. In his turn B. Fall underscored that UK will assume the EU
    Presidency starting on July 1 and he said he was sure his country will
    further actively involve in implementation of economic and political
    programs in the South Caucasus. Besides, the interlocutors discussed
    UK's possible assistance to the countries of the region working
    out a program of actions within the Wider Europe: New Neighbors
    program. The parties discussed the issue of the Armenian-Turkish
    relations and the talks over Turkey's accession to the EU, scheduled
    this October. It was noted that the question of the soonest opening
    of the Armenian-Turkish border is important to the EU, which will
    continue actively working for the final solution of the problem.
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