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04, 2011
Official visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to the Republic of Serbia
At the invitation of President Boris Tadic, President Serzh Sargsyan arrived today to the Republic of Serbia on a two-day official visit.
After the official welcoming ceremony for the Presidential delegation, the Presidents of Armenia and Serbia held a private meeting which was followed by the meeting in the extended format with the participation of the delegations.
After the talks, there took place the document signing ceremony. In particular, signed were two intergovernmental agreements - the Agreement on Air Transportation and the Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for the Holders of Diplomatic/Official Passports. The two sides signed also a Plan of Action of the Ministries of Culture of Armenia and Serbia on Cooperation in Cultural Area for 2011-2013.
Later, Presidents Sargsyan and Tadic summarized the results of the negotiations at the meeting with the representatives of mass media.
The Presidents assessed the working agenda as inclusive, and the negotiations as productive. They reiterated their will and determination to further strengthen bilateral relations and noted that recently reciprocal high-level visits and meetings in multilateral formats invigorated the political dialogue between Armenia and Serbia. Presidents Sargsyan and Tadic underscored that political dialogue between the two states, as well as cooperation in the economic, trade and cultural areas have significant potential. They agreed to put additional efforts in filling the agenda of cooperation with new content and making it more active. President Serzh Sargsyan said that at his Serb colleague’s request he presented the details of the current stage of the NK peace process. The two Presidents concurred that there is no alternative to a peaceful resolution and that use of force or threat to use force are unacceptable from the point of view of international law.
In the framework of the official visit, President Serzh Sargsyan met today with the Prime Minister of Serbia Mirko Cvetkovic and the Speaker of the National Assembly Slavica Dukic Dejanovic. At the meeting with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic the parties spoke about the development of the Armenian-Serbian economic cooperation and possibilities of increasing the turn over. They also stressed that among other areas there is considerable potential for cooperation in the area of tourism.
With the Speaker of the Serbian National Assembly, President Sargsyan discussed issues related to the interparliamentary cooperation.
Tonight, Serbian President Boris Tadic hosted an official dinner in honor of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
After the official welcoming ceremony for the Presidential delegation, the Presidents of Armenia and Serbia held a private meeting which was followed by the meeting in the extended format with the participation of the delegations.
After the talks, there took place the document signing ceremony. In particular, signed were two intergovernmental agreements - the Agreement on Air Transportation and the Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for the Holders of Diplomatic/Official Passports. The two sides signed also a Plan of Action of the Ministries of Culture of Armenia and Serbia on Cooperation in Cultural Area for 2011-2013.
Later, Presidents Sargsyan and Tadic summarized the results of the negotiations at the meeting with the representatives of mass media.
The Presidents assessed the working agenda as inclusive, and the negotiations as productive. They reiterated their will and determination to further strengthen bilateral relations and noted that recently reciprocal high-level visits and meetings in multilateral formats invigorated the political dialogue between Armenia and Serbia. Presidents Sargsyan and Tadic underscored that political dialogue between the two states, as well as cooperation in the economic, trade and cultural areas have significant potential. They agreed to put additional efforts in filling the agenda of cooperation with new content and making it more active. President Serzh Sargsyan said that at his Serb colleague’s request he presented the details of the current stage of the NK peace process. The two Presidents concurred that there is no alternative to a peaceful resolution and that use of force or threat to use force are unacceptable from the point of view of international law.
In the framework of the official visit, President Serzh Sargsyan met today with the Prime Minister of Serbia Mirko Cvetkovic and the Speaker of the National Assembly Slavica Dukic Dejanovic. At the meeting with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic the parties spoke about the development of the Armenian-Serbian economic cooperation and possibilities of increasing the turn over. They also stressed that among other areas there is considerable potential for cooperation in the area of tourism.
With the Speaker of the Serbian National Assembly, President Sargsyan discussed issues related to the interparliamentary cooperation.
Tonight, Serbian President Boris Tadic hosted an official dinner in honor of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.