ARMENIA, UAE INTERESTED IN DEEPENING THE EXISTING RELATIONS

armradio.am
22.06.2009 11:06

The Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, had a meeting
with the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Abdallah Bin
Zayid Al Nahyan.

Minister Nalbandian noted with appreciation that the cooperation
between Armenia and UAE is dynamically developing, which is evidenced
by the high-level visits and the growing interest of the Emirates
in Armenia.

According to Edward Nalbandian, the UAE is Armenia’s important economic
partner in the Middle East and Armenia is interested in reinforcing
and deepening the existing relations.

UAE Foreign Minister Abdallah Bin Zayid Al Nahyan thanked for the warm
reception and noted that his country intends to take concrete steps
for the further expansion of cooperation with friendly Armenia. During
the meeting the interlocutors discussed a broad framework of issues
related to the development of bilateral relations and cooperation
within international organizations.

The Foreign Ministers of the two countries exchanged views on issues
of ensuring security in the South Caucasus and the Middle East.

Following the meeting the Foreign Ministers signed an agreement on
"Provision of lands for founding diplomatic representations in the
Republic of Armenia and the United Arab Emirates" and the memorandum
of understanding on "Lifting the requirement for persons having
diplomatic passpor ts to receive a visa" will be signed.