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PRESS RELEASE

13-09-2005

Newly Appointed Portuguese Ambassador to Armenia Presents Copies of
Credentials to Deputy Minister Arman Kirakossian

On September 13, Manuel Marcelo Monteiro Curto, the newly appointed
Ambassador of Portugal to Armenia (with residence in Moscow), presented a
copy of his credentials to Deputy Minister Arman Kirakossian.

During the discussion that followed the protocol ceremony, the two attached
importance to the Armenian-Portuguese relations. They noted that there are
favorable conditions created for further extension of relations. Within this
context, they stressed the importance of high-level bilateral visits and the
necessity of shaping the legal framework between the two countries.

Deputy Minister Arman Kirakossian presented to the Ambassador the recent
developments of Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution and the current state
of the Turkish-Armenian relations.