Sunday, August 13, 2006

CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA SEEKS DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIA-CANADIAN COOPERATION

YEREVAN, August 11. /ARKA/. The newly appointed Canadian Ambassador to Armenia and Russia (residence in Moscow) Ralph Lysyshyn intends to contribute to the development of Canadian-Armenian cooperation.

The Congress of Canadian Armenians reports that at a meeting with the leaders of the Armenia,enian community in Outremont, Quebec, expressed his desire to see increased cooperation in many field between Canada and Armenia.

The discussions centered on improving cultural, educational, scientific and business exchanges between the two countries, on the possibility of obtaining Canadian aid to help realize specific projects in Armenia, on the need to improve consular services in Yerevan, and on having a more active Canadian role in supporting a lasting solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh problem based on its right to self-determination.

The meeting was organized by the Congress of Canadian Armenians and the Armenian National Committee Canada. It was attended by leaders of the AGBU, Armenian Apostolic Church in Canada, Armenian Catholic Church in Canada, Armenian Revolutionary Federation Canadian Region, S.D Hunchakian Party, Tekeyan Cultural Association and others. P.T.

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