"EU WILL FURTHER WORK FOR OPENING ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER
14.06.2005 03:17
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Gegham Gharibjanyan yesterday met with UK special envoy to South Caucasus Brian Fall and head of the Foreign Office Department of Eastern countries of the Simon Smith. British Ambassador to Armenia Thorda Abbott-Watt was also present at the meeting, reported the Press Service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry. In the course of the meeting G. Gharibjanyan briefed B. Fall on the content of Armenia’s proposals within the EU Wider Europe: New Neighbors Program. He also said that in a few days Armenian FM V. Oskanian will officially hand the document to the EU Council. In his turn B. Fall underscored that UK will assume the EU Presidency starting on July 1 and he said he was sure his country will further actively involve in implementation of economic and political programs in the South Caucasus. Besides, the interlocutors discussed UK’s possible assistance to the countries of the region working out a program of actions within the Wider Europe: New Neighbors program. The parties discussed the issue of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the talks over Turkey’s accession to the EU, scheduled this October. It was noted that the question of the soonest opening of the Armenian-Turkish border is important to the EU, which will continue actively working for the final solution of the problem."
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