BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR HANDS OVER HIS CREDENTIALS

ARMENPRESS
Jan 10, 2008

YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, ARMENPRESS: Newly appointed Bulgarian ambassador
to Armenia Thodor Marinov Staikov handed over the copies of his
credentials to the Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian.

Armenian Foreign Ministry press service told Armenpress that greeting
the ambassador, the Armenian foreign minister wished him success in the
implementation of his high mission and noted that Armenia underscores
the necessity of close cooperation between the two countries both
bilateral and within the framework of international organizations.

Referring to the current level of the Armenian-Bulgarian relations,
Oskanian said that Armenia positively assesses the development process
of the relations and is aimed at boosting relations with Bulgaria.

The two sides also agreed that the visit of the Bulgarian prime
minister to Armenia in November 2007 gave new impetus to the
development of bilateral relations and gave new prospects to the
two states.

During the meeting the newly appointed Bulgarian ambassador also
underscored the further development of bilateral relations and assured
that he will do his best to consolidate the relations between the
two countries.