RA DEPUTY FM: BEST RELATIONS DEVELOP BETWEEN ARMENIA AND GREECE AMONG EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 28 2006

YEREVAN, March 28. /ARKA/. Best relations have developed between
Armenia and Greece among European countries, as the RA Deputy Minister
of Foreign Affairs Armen Kirakosyan stated during the reception in
honour of the national holiday of Greece, Independence Day on March
27. “I highly estimate Armenian-Greek relations”, he stated.

In his words, age-old relations have developed between the two
countries. “From the moment of establishment of our state system
our intergovernmental relations became those friendly relations,
which have existed between the two nations”, Kirakosyan emphasized.

In his words, a large legislative field for developing cooperation
in all spheres, namely political, economic and defense exists between
our two nations.

Particularly he pointed out training of Armenian servicemen in Greek
military institutes, trainings of Armenian peacemaking troops as well
as cooperation within the framework of the NATO program.

“Active cooperation develops in cultural and educational spheres as
well”, he stated.

At the same time Kirakosyan finds that the level of economic
cooperation between the two countries can’t be considered satisfactory.

“I don’t think that we are satisfied with the level of trade-economic
balance”, he stated and pointed out the necessity of additional
investments.

“No other large-scale Greek investments were registered in Armenia
except for the “ArmenTel” telecommunication company”, he stated.