ARMENIAN-JAPANESE INTERPARLIAMENTARY TIES NEED TO BE PROMOTED

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan met with Chairman of the lower chamber of the Japanese Parliament Chikage Ogi, reported the Press Service of the Government of Armenia. In the course of the meeting he noted that Armenia is interested in intensification of cooperation with Japan and emphasized that all necessary components are available to that end. Simultaneously the parties said they were concerned over the Armenian-Japanese Working Parliamentary Groups formed a few years ago being not efficient. The parties said they hoped that the current visit of the Armenian delegation will facilitate establishing interparliamentary relations. The interlocutors are confident that Armenia and Japan will cooperation within international organizations in the future as well. Touching upon the question of further cooperation of Armenia and Japan, the parties noted the information technologies, chemical industry, food processing, tourism and seismology were important spheres. Tomorrow the Armenian PM is scheduled to meet with Vice President of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency Azoushi Hatakenaka, to visit Panasonic center, as well as to give an interview to Japan Broadcasting Corporation.