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03, 2011

Official visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Latvia

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President Serzh Sargsyan, who is Latvia on official visit, held today a working breakfast with the Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dobrovskis.

President Sargsyan and Prime Minister Dobrovskis discussed prospects of development of the Armenian-Latvian economic relations, stressing that existing sufficient potential and necessary prerequisites should be used to their fullest. Among promising areas of cooperation the parties highlighted tourism, metallurgy and some other areas. They also stressed the importance of creating an Armenian-Latvian intergovernmental commission.

President Sargsyan and Prime Minister Dobrovskis spoke also about regular visits at different levels, active interaction, strengthening of ties between the business communities of the two countries which, according to the interlocutors, can be best served by the business forums. In this context, they stressed the importance of Yerevan-Riga regular flights.

Today, in Riga President Serzh Sargsyan visited also the Armenian Church, where he met with the representatives of the Armenian community.

At the meeting the President of Armenia said, “I have come with a humble mission of passing to you greetings and good wishes from our people, our Motherland and reaffirm that regardless of where Armenians live – in Riga or Vilnius, Paris or Los Angeles, Yerevan or Vanadzor, we are one nation and our strength in our unity.”

According to Serzh Sargsyan, empowerment of Spyurq means empowerment of Armenia and vise versa – empowerment of Armenia means empowerment of Spyurq.

The President of Armenia noted with satisfaction that representatives of the Armenian community, being part of the Latvian society, have not forgotten their motherland, their native language and their faith.

President Sargsyan spoke also about regional developments, particularly the current stage of the NK peace process.

Concluding his two-day official visit to the Republic of Latvia, President Sargsyan returned today to Yerevan.

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