CROATIA PRESIDENT WAS GRANTED YSU HONORABLE DOCTOR TITLE
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
22.05.2009 18:24 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On May 22, within the framework of his visit to
Armenia, Croatia President Stjepan Mesic met students and professors
of Yerevan State University.
Welcoming high ranking guest, Head of YSU Aram Simonyan noted that
Croatian President’s visit to Armenia is a step towards development of
collaboration between the countries in different spheres, specifically,
science and education.
By the decision of YSU Scientific Council, Croatia President was
granted YSU Honorable Doctor title and University’s gold medal.
In his statement Croatian President presented a short history of his
country and described external policy priorities.
Dwelling on the possibility of strengthening economic collaboration
between Armenia and Croatia, Stjepan Mesic noted there’s a
serious potential in Armenian-Croatian relations which needs to be
developed. He also emphasized the importance of bilateral meetings
and visits between the countries, which will enable creation of
closer ties.
He gave high assessment to the intention of Armenian parliamentarians
to form Armenian- Croatian Parliamentary Friendship Group, and
expressed a hope that Croatian MPs will follow their Armenian
colleague’s example.