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5 October 2004 - 18:54 AMT

ARMENIA INTERESTED IN STIMULATING TRADE-ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH FINLAND

Today Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian received Finland’s Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja. As reported by the Armenian governmental press service, from the viewpoint of the maximal development of the Armenian-Finn relationships and expansion of bilateral partnership the Premier noted the importance of continuing contacts between the two countries on the high level. In the course of the meeting A. Margarian presented the present condition of Armenia’s euro-integration process and the measures taken in this direction. The Prime Minister also touched upon bilateral trade-economic relations noting that Armenia is interested in stimulating these ties. As for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations, both countries attached great importance to regional cooperation and implementation of joint programs as steps contributing to the settlement of conflicts.