YEREVAN, MAY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. During the May 17 meeting, the Armenian prime minister Serge Sargsian and the newly appoined Romania's ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Armenia Krina Prunariu noted that Armenian-Romanian relations are developing under conditions of a constant dialog. Speaking about the trade and economic relations between the two countries, they said that unlike a tendency to become active, which has been observed in the political dialog, the economic cooperation and the current volume of commodity turnover between Armenia and Romania are still unsatisfactory and do not reflect the real opportunities of the sides. The Armenian prime minister and the Romanian ambassador underlined the importance of participation of all countries of the Black Sea region in efforts to promote the regional cooperation and strengthen the development and stability of the region. In this context, they discussed Armenia's participation in economic programs implemented under the aegis of the European Union.

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