PRESIDENT OF CROATIA: MY FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO ARMENIA WILL OPEN NEW CHAPTER IN CROATIAN-ARMENIAN RELATIONS

ArmInfo
2009-05-22 14:20:00

ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and President of Croatia
Stepan Mesic have discussed the present level of the Armenian-Croatian
relations and the prospects of their development, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan said at today’s joint press-conference with his
Croatian counterpart.

He also added further development of the Armenian-Croatian relations
in the sphere of policy, economy and culture as well as extension of
the contractual and legal basis is very important for Armenia. ‘Taking
into account that Croatia pretends on membership in the European Union
and Armenia is a participant in the initiatives about cooperation of
the European Union organizations, the parties agreed to investigate
possibility of cooperation within the frames of European Neighborhood
Policy and Eastern Partnership’, – Sargsyan said. Both presidents
agreed that regional conflicts should be resolved only without force
application, via peace and according to the principles and norms
of international law. ‘I have accepted President Mesic’s invitation
to visit Croatia, and I am sure I will visit Croatia this year’, –
President Sargsyan said.

For his part, Croatia’s President Stepan Mesic said this is his
first official visit to Armenia and it is a fact-finding one. ‘We
can cooperate with Armenia at mutually beneficial basis in different
spheres, in particular, economy, education, culture and sports’, –
Mesic said and expressed hope that his visit will open a new chapter
in the Croatian-Armenian relations.

To note, Cooperation Agreement in the sphere os education and science,
culture as well as agreements about ruling out of dual taxation and
incomes were signed between the governments of Armenia and Croatia.