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MEMBERS OF JAPAN-ARMENIA FRIENDSHIP GROUP ARE INVITED TO ARMENIA
17:34, 1 February, 2013
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, ARMENPRESS: Samvel Farmanyan, Head of
Armenia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group met with the Ambassador
Takeshi Hikihara, Special Representative of the Foreign Ministry
of Japan for Caucasus and GUAM, Deputy Director-General of Japan's
Foreign Ministry European Affairs Bureau on February 1.
As Armenpress was informed form informational and public relations
department of NA, in the course of the meeting issues concerning the
development of the Armenian-Japanese economic, scientific-cultural
relations, activation of inter-parliamentary cooperation were
discussed. Both sides underlined that though during the past twenty
years after Armenia's independence significant moves had been recorded
in the sphere inner-state relations, economic cooperation, mutual
interests had been more increased, but the two countries still have
big potential of cooperation, which should be called into life by
the fulfillment of realistic and mutually beneficial programs.
In terms of the development of inter-parliamentary relations Samvel
Farmanyan highlighted the parliamentarians' mutual visits and the joint
discussions and asked Takeshi Hikihara to convey his invitation to
the members of Japan-Armenia Friendship Group, which had been newly
formed after the parliamentary elections of Japan to visit Armenia
and convene a joint sitting of friendship groups.
During the meeting the issue of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno
Karabakh problem was also discussed. Takeshi Hikihara assured that
Japan continued to defend the problem through peaceful negotiations,
the approach of the settlement within the Minsk Group framework.
Samvel Farmanyan thanked for the Japanese authorities' balanced stance.
The Head of Armenia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group also touched
upon the necessity of opening an Embassy of Japan in Armenia, which to
his assessment would more activate the bilateral relations. Agreeing
with the NA deputy's observation the Special Representative of the
Foreign Ministry said that this problem was also of vital importance
and had still been at the stage of discussion.
At the meeting both sides referred to other issues of bilateral
interest.
17:34, 1 February, 2013
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, ARMENPRESS: Samvel Farmanyan, Head of
Armenia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group met with the Ambassador
Takeshi Hikihara, Special Representative of the Foreign Ministry
of Japan for Caucasus and GUAM, Deputy Director-General of Japan's
Foreign Ministry European Affairs Bureau on February 1.
As Armenpress was informed form informational and public relations
department of NA, in the course of the meeting issues concerning the
development of the Armenian-Japanese economic, scientific-cultural
relations, activation of inter-parliamentary cooperation were
discussed. Both sides underlined that though during the past twenty
years after Armenia's independence significant moves had been recorded
in the sphere inner-state relations, economic cooperation, mutual
interests had been more increased, but the two countries still have
big potential of cooperation, which should be called into life by
the fulfillment of realistic and mutually beneficial programs.
In terms of the development of inter-parliamentary relations Samvel
Farmanyan highlighted the parliamentarians' mutual visits and the joint
discussions and asked Takeshi Hikihara to convey his invitation to
the members of Japan-Armenia Friendship Group, which had been newly
formed after the parliamentary elections of Japan to visit Armenia
and convene a joint sitting of friendship groups.
During the meeting the issue of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno
Karabakh problem was also discussed. Takeshi Hikihara assured that
Japan continued to defend the problem through peaceful negotiations,
the approach of the settlement within the Minsk Group framework.
Samvel Farmanyan thanked for the Japanese authorities' balanced stance.
The Head of Armenia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group also touched
upon the necessity of opening an Embassy of Japan in Armenia, which to
his assessment would more activate the bilateral relations. Agreeing
with the NA deputy's observation the Special Representative of the
Foreign Ministry said that this problem was also of vital importance
and had still been at the stage of discussion.
At the meeting both sides referred to other issues of bilateral
interest.