Armenia and Lithuania Signed Statement on Support in Euro-Atlantic Integration

PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, October 18, FMs of Lithuania and Armenia Antanas Valionis and Vartan Oskanian signed a common statement on regional cooperation and support in Euro-Atlantic integration. The document signed provides for cooperation between countries in sharing Lithuania's experience of Euro-Atlantic integration with Armenia. Besides, the Ministers discussed prospects of bilateral relations and indicated need to strengthen the economic cooperation. Oskanian approved of Valionis' proposal to organize a meeting of the FMs of the Baltic states and the South Caucasus in Brussels. "The meeting will be a good opportunity to discuss the content and working plan of 3+3 (three Baltic and three South Caucasian states). It will also be a prelude to the meeting of the meeting of FMs of the 6 countries to be held in Vilnius in spring 2006," Valionis remarked. Lithuania is has always been for strengthening the EU-South Caucasus relations, Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus stated during his meeting with Oskanian October 17. The meeting participants discussed bilateral relations, opportunities of cooperation between the Baltic and South Caucasian states. During conversations on Armenia working for EU accession, Adamkus remarked Lithuania has always come for more active and coordinated relations between the EU and the South Caucasus. Oskanian thanked Lithuania for attention to Armenia and on behalf of the Armenian President invited Adamkus to visit Armenia, reported IA Regnum.