FROM FRIDTJOF NANSEN TO KNUT HOUG

LRAGIR.AM
13:50:53 – 26/05/2009

The newly appointed ambassador of Norway to Armenia, Knut Houg (seat
in Moscow) handed his letter of credentials to Serge Sargsyan.

According to Serge Sargsyan, the Armenian people formed their stances
about Norway due to the high mission of the big humanist Fridtjof
Nansen. He stated that the Armenian nation remembers very well and
attaches great importance to the assistance of the Norwegian people in
1988 after the earthquake. The interlocutors attached importance to the
effective use of the potentials of the two countries, the formation
of a necessary field for the further development of the political,
economic, cultural relation. The newly appointed diplomat assured Serge
Sargsyan that he will do everything possible to promote the cooperation
between the two courtiers; the office of the president reports.