From: Sebouh Z Tashjian <sebouhz_tashjian@yahoo.com.au>
Subject: Armenian, Bulgarian presidents underscore necessity of business ties

AZG Armenian Daily #232, 13/12/2008

Armenia-Bulgaria

ARMENIAN AND BULGARIAN PRESIDENTS UNDERSCORE NECESSITY OF PROMOTING
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Within the framework of the official visit to Bulgaria President of
Armenia Serzh Sargsian and his Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Purvanov
participated December 10 in a concert of Bulgarian and Armenian
distinguished art figures in Sofiaâ??s "Bulgaria" concert
hall, Armenpress reported.

Late in the evening in the residence of President of Bulgaria an
official dinner was served in honor of the first official visit of
Armenian President Serzh Sargsian to the Republic of Bulgaria.

According to the Presidential press service, next morning the two
presidents participated in the opening of Armenian-Bulgarian business
forum where they expressed satisfaction over the high level of
political dialogue between the two states, once again stressed the
necessity of promoting business partnership and expressed readiness to
support all the initiatives. Within the frameworks of
Armenian-Bulgarian business forum a number of bilateral documents have
been signed.

The presidents of the two countries also participated in the
exhibition of collages of Sergey Parajanov which kicked off in
Bulgariaâ??s Foreign Art National Gallery.

President Serzh Sargsian wrapped up his official visit to Bulgaria
with the visit to the Armenian Embassy in Sofia and meeting with the
diplomatic staff after which he arrived back in Yerevan.