MARIOS KAROYIAN: THERE ARE ALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER DEEPENING OF ARMENIAN-CYPRIAN RELATIONS

Noyan Tapan

Nov 12, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Receiving the President of the
House of Representatives of Cyprus Marios Karoyian and the delegation
headed by him on November 12, the RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
expressed a hope that this visit will become an additional stimulus
for deepening the relations between the two countries.

Expressing satisfaction at the existence of agreement and mutual
understanding on issues of principles between two countries,
T. Sargsyan underlined the necessity of giving new impetus to the
bilateral economic links, which still fall behind the political
relations. The interlocutors stated with confidence that the promotion
of contacts of the two countries’ businessmen may be conducive to it,
especially as the Cyprian delegation is composed of a large number
of representatives of business circles.

Noting that this is his first visit to Armenia, Marios Karoyian said
that he has already made sure that there are all the opportunities
for further deepening of Armenian-Cyprian relations at the
intergovernmental and interparliamentary levels, as well as within
the framework of international organizations. From the viewpoint of
developing the bilateral relations, he attached special importance to
the role of the Cyprian Armenian community which has great potential
and takes an active part in all the spheres of life in Cyprus.

During the meeting the sides spoke about EU-Armenia
relations. According to M. Karoyian, Cyprus as a EU member is ready to
assist Armenia and advance its strategic interests under the European
Neighborhood Policy, to discuss jointly Armenia’s programs in this
direction and present them to the EU.

According to the RA Government Information and PR Department, the
interlocutors also discussed Turkish-Cyprian and Armenian-Turkish
relations and the problems that still exist in these relations.