Armenian leader, Bulgarian envoy discuss expanding ties

Noyan Tapan news agency
4 Oct 04

Yerevan

The new Bulgarian ambassador to Armenia, Stefan Dimitrov, handed his
credentials to Armenian President Robert Kocharyan on 4 October.

[Passage omitted: Kocharyan congratulated the ambassador on his
appointment]

Robert Kocharyan said that Armenia is interested in developing
relations with Bulgaria and is ready to deepen the political dialogue
between the two countries and speed up bilateral relations in all
spheres. He said that the Armenian president’s official visit to
Bulgaria a year ago and the Bulgarian president’s official visit to
Armenia on 5 October testify to the two countries’ desire to expand
cooperation.

The Armenian president and the ambassador also touched on bilateral
economic ties and pointed out with satisfaction that trade between the
two countries has been increasing over the last few months. They noted
the special role of transport infrastructures as a priority sphere of
cooperation.

[Passage omitted: Dimitrov met Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan
Oskanyan]