On February, 26 Minister Oskanian welcomed the Foreign Minister of Poland Anna Fotyga, who was in Armenia on the first leg of a regional visit.

Welcoming Polish Foreign Minister on her first official visit to Armenia, Minister Oskanian expressed his hope that this visit would significantly bolster relations between the two countries.     

The Polish Foreign Minister expressed her confidence that as a result of her visit friendly relations between the two countries will continue to deepen and involve new spheres of cooperation.

The Foreign Ministers emphasized the high level of bilateral political relations, which is greatly fostered by the absence of differences on most international issues.

During the meeting, the two colleagues shared opinions on several issues of mutual interest. Poland is among the countries with which there is close cooperation in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy of the European Union. Minister Oskanian highlighted  the possibility of sharing Poland’s experience in the process of European integration and noted that there were already steps being taken in this direction, among them those within the framework of Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan.    

The Foreign minister of Polland expressed the readiness of her country to assist Armenia in all possible ways in choosing cooperation spheres within the EU Action Plan and in their further realization. 
The two also discussed regional issues, among them those of energy security; they also touched upon the current status of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution process.  

The meeting was followed by the signing of a memorandum on “Cooperation between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Poland on European integration, 2007-2008” and a joint press conference.