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30.01.2010 13:40
On January 29 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, paid a short official visit to Oslo at the invitation of his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Støre.
The two Ministers discussed the steps to be taken in the direction of development of bilateral relations, regional and international issues.
The interlocutors underlined the necessity of boosting the cooperation between Armenia and Norway in different spheres, organization of high-level reciprocal visits, intensification of collaboration in the cultural, educational and scientific fields.
The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Norway discussed the opportunities of intensification of economic cooperation.
Minister Støre presented the priorities of his country’s foreign policy, the experience of cooperation between the Scandinavian countries. In turn, the Armenia Foreign Minister presented the main directions and priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy, our country’s efforts towards establishment of security and stability in the region, the policy of European integration and the steps taken in that direction, the latest developments in the Karabakh conflict settlement process, President’s Sargsyan’s initiative of establishing relations with Turkey.
Ministers Nalbandian and Støre referred to issues on OSCE agenda. The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Norway signed a Readmission agreement between the two countries.
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