SLOVAK MFA STATE MINISTER OPENED SOVAK CONSULATE IN YEREVAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.06.2007 20:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Olga Algaerova, the State Secretary, first Vice
Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic,
Armen Bayburtian, the RA Deputy Foreign Minister, Augustin Chisar, the
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic
in Armenia, Mr. Stefan Rozkopal, the Head of the NIS Department of
the MFA of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Gagik Martirosyan, the Honorary
Consul of the Slovak Republic in Armenia, and other officials took
part in the opening ceremony of the Slovak Consulate in Yerevan.

"The Consulate is the first diplomatic representation of the Slovak
Republic in Armenia. With this step we intend to convey a new impulse
to relations between our states. It will also allow us to establish
closer ties in political, cultural and economic fields. We are going
to take every opportunity to expand bilateral relations, including
implementation of cultural exchanges between schools and universities
as well as joint programs for journalists," Mrs. Algaerova said.

Presently, the commodity turnover between Armenia and Slovakia is
very little. It makes $4.5 million annually, according to her. "We
are planing to boost economic relations. Our businessmen are ready to
invest $150 thousand in Armenia’s economy for construction of minor
hydroelectric plants," she said.

For his part, Gagik Martirosyan, the Honorary Consul of the Slovak
Republic in Armenia reminded that 4000 Armenians live in Slovakia,
which recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2004. The Consulate will be
a catalyst for friendly relations between our states in all fields,
he added.