Newly appointed Iceland Ambassador hands credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan

Newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iceland to the Republic of Armenia Sigríður Bergling Ásgeirsdottir (residence in Moscow) handed today her credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan.

Congratulating the Ambassador on assuming office, the President of Armenia wished her every success in her diplomatic mission in our country. Noting that despite the fact that the Armenian-Icelandic interstate relations had been on the rise for the past 20 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the President underscored that the cooperation potential was not fully used during that period. In this context, he said Armenia ready to deepen the interstate relations with Iceland, looking forth to the newly-appointed Ambassador’s active stance in this matter.

Ambassador Sigríður Bergling Ásgeirsdottir assured that she would do her best to build on the Armenian-Icelandic bilateral ties. She said to have already held several meetings and discussions in Yerevan to this end, which convinced her that there is specific potential for successful cooperation in trade, economy and the humanitarian sphere, and efforts need to be made to tap the existing potentialities. According to the Ambassador, prospective cooperation may be developed between the universities of Iceland and Armenia, along with the exchange of experience in the IT sector and tourism.

The interlocutors concurred in that Armenia and Iceland can also develop mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of energy, especially in renewable energy, since Iceland boasts long experience and considerable achievements in this field.

The President of Armenia and Ambassador Sigríður Bergling Ásgeirsdottir attached importance to the strengthening of inter-parliamentary ties, which may go a long way towards promoting interstate relationship.

The parties took the opportunity to look at regional issues and challenges, including the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.