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03, 2011
Official visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Latvia
Today, at the invitation of the President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers, President Serzh Sargsyan arrived to the Republic of Latvia for a two-day official visit.
After the official welcoming ceremony of the Armenian President, Serzh Sargsyan and Valdis Zatlers held a private meeting which was followed by the meeting with the participation of the delegations.
Presidents Sargsyan and Zatlers noted with satisfaction that in recent years reciprocal visits and high-level contacts have promoted the political dialogue and strengthening relations in cultural, education and other areas.
Speaking about the 2009 state visit of the Latvian President to Armenia, the parties noted that a number of agreements reached during President Zatler’s visit to Armenia have already been implemented. This visit of the President of Armenia is aimed to keep on the efficient dialogue held in December 2009 and further promote and deepen friendly relations between the two countries.
The sides stressed the importance of establishing a joint Armenian-Latvian intergovernmental commission and opening embassies in Yerevan and Riga respectively.
The meeting was followed by the ceremony of signing official documents. In particular, signed were the Program of Cultural Cooperation between Armenia and Latvia for 2011-2013 and the Protocol on Cooperation in the Area of Eurointegration between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Latvia. After the document signing ceremony the Presidents Sargsyan and Zatlers gave a joint press conference.
(President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement at the Press Conference is introduced completely in the section “Press and Media” of the Web)
After the official welcoming ceremony of the Armenian President, Serzh Sargsyan and Valdis Zatlers held a private meeting which was followed by the meeting with the participation of the delegations.
Presidents Sargsyan and Zatlers noted with satisfaction that in recent years reciprocal visits and high-level contacts have promoted the political dialogue and strengthening relations in cultural, education and other areas.
Speaking about the 2009 state visit of the Latvian President to Armenia, the parties noted that a number of agreements reached during President Zatler’s visit to Armenia have already been implemented. This visit of the President of Armenia is aimed to keep on the efficient dialogue held in December 2009 and further promote and deepen friendly relations between the two countries.
The sides stressed the importance of establishing a joint Armenian-Latvian intergovernmental commission and opening embassies in Yerevan and Riga respectively.
The meeting was followed by the ceremony of signing official documents. In particular, signed were the Program of Cultural Cooperation between Armenia and Latvia for 2011-2013 and the Protocol on Cooperation in the Area of Eurointegration between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Latvia. After the document signing ceremony the Presidents Sargsyan and Zatlers gave a joint press conference.
(President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement at the Press Conference is introduced completely in the section “Press and Media” of the Web)