2024-04-11 16:41:02
We learn from the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.
“On March 26, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan, who is on an official visit to Argentina, had a meeting with the head of the government of Buenos Aires, Jorge Macri. The Minister of Education of the city, Mercedes Miguel, also participated in the meeting.
The interlocutors emphasized with satisfaction the existence of a high-level political dialogue between Armenia and Argentina. Noting that Yerevan and Buenos Aires have been declared sister cities since 2000, Minister Mirzoyan added that in the background of deepening Armenian-Argentine relations, new prospects for cooperation between the two cities are also opening up.
In the context of sectoral cooperation, the interlocutors at the meeting paid a lot of attention to the issues of mutual support in the field of education and information technologies, exchange of experience and application of innovative solutions. Both sides highlighted the work being done towards the opening of the “Tumo” creative technologies center in Argentina. Minister Mirzoyan also presented the steps being taken towards the creation of an academic city in Armenia.
Ararat Mirzoyan and Jorge Macri also emphasized the maximum use of existing opportunities in the direction of strengthening economic and business ties and, for this purpose, the implementation of initiatives contributing to the establishment and expansion of ties between Armenian and Argentinian companies.
Referring to the role of the Armenian community in Argentina, the interlocutors also emphasized the importance of cultural ties, taking into account that Buenos Aires has become a center of consolidation of different cultures, including for about 100 thousand Armenians living here. Minister Mirzoyan also expressed his gratitude for the awarding of the title of “Honorary Guest of Buenos Aires” at the event held yesterday in the Parliament of Buenos Aires, which obliges him to contribute in his own way to the further development of Yerevan-Buenos Aires relations.
At the meeting, the security situation around Armenia, the consequences of the ethnic cleansing carried out by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, the ongoing challenge, as well as the efforts of Armenia aimed at establishing stability in the South Caucasus were also discussed.