2024-09-04 07:43:37
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Greek Foreign Minister Yorghos Gerapetritis.
In his welcoming speech, Prime Minister Pashinyan said: “Dear Minister, I welcome you and your delegation to the Republic of Armenia. This is a very important visit for us, because we have a rather comprehensive agenda with brotherly and friendly Greece, as well as very important cooperation within the framework of the European Union. First of all, I would like to thank you for the support that Greece, together with the European Union and the international community in general, has provided and is providing to us. Of course, we do not think that we have been able to fully use the potential of developing our relations, both bilaterally and multilaterally. I hope that as a result of this visit, we will increase the level of use of that potential. I would like to convey my warm greetings to Prime Minister Mitsotakis. I hope that there will be new opportunities to meet him. I think we had a very important private conversation in Granada, and of course the deepening of our relations with Greece is very important for us.”
In his turn, the Greek Foreign Minister noted. “Your Excellency Mr. Prime Minister, it is a great honor for me to be here and see you in person. I had a very productive and constructive meeting with my friend and colleague Foreign Minister Mirzoyan. Our two nations are connected by strong historical ties, and we not only want to preserve these ties, but also to promote them, because we believe that the Armenian people are not only our partners, but also our close friends. We have brotherly relations from the depths of centuries. Mr. Prime Minister, this visit of mine is an important signal for our bilateral relations and regarding the readiness of the Prime Minister of our country, who sends you warm greetings. I would like to emphasize that the Greek government is ready to support Armenia in all possible directions, both in the relations with the European Union and within the perspective of the dialogue on the integration of Armenia into the European family.
The interlocutors discussed a number of issues related to the further development and strengthening of Armenian-Greek relations. In particular, topics related to cooperation in political, economic, humanitarian and other spheres, possibilities of implementation of new joint projects were discussed.
Thoughts were exchanged regarding the processes taking place in the South Caucasus, including the course of negotiations on the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty, the steps taken by the RA government to solve the problems of people forcibly displaced as a result of Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing policy towards the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. In this regard, the parties emphasized the support of the international community.
Reference was also made to the further development of relations between Armenia and the European Union.