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03, 2010
President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Miroslav Lajcak
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia. Miroslav Lajcak and his delegation are in Yerevan on an official visit.
Welcoming Minister Lajcak, President Sargsyan expressed satisfaction with the high level of the Armenian-Slovak bilateral relations and noted that Armenia was interested in deepening relations with that country. Serzh Sargsyan said that the two countries have no problems which means that there is an excellent base for the development of cooperation.
The President of Armenia expressed gratitude to the Slovak Parliament for the adoption in 2004 of the resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
President Sargsyan expressed hope that the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia would strengthen relations between the two countries. The President of Armenia extended an invitation to the President of Slovakia to visit Armenia.
In his turn, Miroslav Lajcak said that albeit much has been accomplished on a political level, there are still many opportunities for deepening cooperation and utilizing the existing potential, particularly in the areas of trade and economy. Noting, that on his visit to Armenia he is accompanied by a group of Slovak businessmen, Minister Lajcak expressed hope, that the Armenian-Slovak Business Forum would create new opportunities for the opening up of the business relations between the entrepreneurs of our countries.
The President of Armenia and the Foreign Minister of Slovakia discussed issues pertinent to the enhancement of the relations in political, economic, and cultural areas, stressing at the same time the importance of expanding the legal basis of relations. They also exchanged views on the Armenia-EU cooperation and steps to be taken on that direction. The parties concurred that the EU Eastern Partnership program provides new opportunities for the enhancement of the Armenian-Slovak relations on bilateral as well as multilateral levels. Miroslav Lajcak informed the President of Armenia that he had handed to his Armenian counterpart a number of proposals on bilateral cooperation in the framework of the Eastern Partnership.
At the request of the Slovak Minister, the President of Armenia spoke about the recent developments in the NK peace process, presented Yerevan’s official position on that issue and reflected on a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest. At the same time, President Sargsyan hailed Slovakia’s balanced position regarding our regional issues.
Welcoming Minister Lajcak, President Sargsyan expressed satisfaction with the high level of the Armenian-Slovak bilateral relations and noted that Armenia was interested in deepening relations with that country. Serzh Sargsyan said that the two countries have no problems which means that there is an excellent base for the development of cooperation.
The President of Armenia expressed gratitude to the Slovak Parliament for the adoption in 2004 of the resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
President Sargsyan expressed hope that the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia would strengthen relations between the two countries. The President of Armenia extended an invitation to the President of Slovakia to visit Armenia.
In his turn, Miroslav Lajcak said that albeit much has been accomplished on a political level, there are still many opportunities for deepening cooperation and utilizing the existing potential, particularly in the areas of trade and economy. Noting, that on his visit to Armenia he is accompanied by a group of Slovak businessmen, Minister Lajcak expressed hope, that the Armenian-Slovak Business Forum would create new opportunities for the opening up of the business relations between the entrepreneurs of our countries.
The President of Armenia and the Foreign Minister of Slovakia discussed issues pertinent to the enhancement of the relations in political, economic, and cultural areas, stressing at the same time the importance of expanding the legal basis of relations. They also exchanged views on the Armenia-EU cooperation and steps to be taken on that direction. The parties concurred that the EU Eastern Partnership program provides new opportunities for the enhancement of the Armenian-Slovak relations on bilateral as well as multilateral levels. Miroslav Lajcak informed the President of Armenia that he had handed to his Armenian counterpart a number of proposals on bilateral cooperation in the framework of the Eastern Partnership.
At the request of the Slovak Minister, the President of Armenia spoke about the recent developments in the NK peace process, presented Yerevan’s official position on that issue and reflected on a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest. At the same time, President Sargsyan hailed Slovakia’s balanced position regarding our regional issues.