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18.11.2009 14:49
 On November 17 the Armenian Ambassador to Belgium and the Netherlands Avet Adonts met with the Chairman of the House of Representatives of Belgium, Patrick Dewael.
The interlocutors expressed appreciation for the high level of cooperation between the two countries and rated highly the bilateral cooperation especially between the Foreign Ministries and the Parliaments.
In the framework of bilateral cooperation, the Speaker of the Belgian Parliament attached importance to the readmission agreement signed in July 2009 and the continuity of the traditional economic cooperation.
At the request of Patrick Dewael, Ambassador Adonts presented the current economic situation in Armenia, the latest developments in the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
Presenting the process of implementation of the Eastern Partnership Program by Armenia, Avet Adonts emphasized the importance of the assistance of EU member states, especially the presiding country to the launch of the negotiations on the free trade agreement with the European Union and the process of simplification of the visa regime with EU member states.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belgium assured the above-mentioned issues would be in the focus of attention of the Belgian authorities during the Belgian Presidency of the European Union.
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