October 11, 2006 - 17:47 AMT
UK Attaches Importance to Dialogue with South Caucasian States
Today Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with UK Minister for Europe Jeff Hoon, reported the RA MFA press office. The RA FM assessed highly the bilateral relations and pointed out to Yerevan's aspirations to deepen these relations, especially within the European Neighborhood Policy. When touching upon the Armenia-EU Action Plan Vartan Oskanian underscored Armenia's intention to secure efficiency of the program implementation. At that he remarked that Yerevan expects practical assistance of the European Union member states in the issue. For his part, Mr Jeff Hoon presented the goals of his visit and noted the importance of dialogue between the UK and South Caucasian states and realization of joint programs. The interlocutors also referred to regional problems, the Armenia-Turkey relations and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.