PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA MEETS UAR FOREIGN MINISTER

armradio.am
22.06.2009 13:49

President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the United Arab Emirates, Abdallah Bin Zayid Al Nahyan. Attaching
importance to the first visit of the UAE Foreign Minister to Armenia,
President Sargsyan said: "Armenia is interested in the expansion of
relations with UAE and is confident that there is enough potential
for that." According to Serzh Sargsyan, there is nothing to prevent
the development of the relations between the two countries.

The UAE Foreign Minister emphasized the willingness of his country
to take concrete steps towards developing cooperation with Armenia.

Turning to the economic ties, President Sargsyan said UAE is Armenia’s
important trade partner in the Middle East and our country is willing
to further deepen the cooperation. He suggested establishing an
Intergovernmental Commission, which would be an effective tool for
boosting the bilateral economic cooperation.

During the meeting the Armenian President and the UAE Foreign Minister
exchanged views on issues of security in the South Caucasus and the
Middle East. Serzh Sargsyan briefly presented the latest developments
in the negotiations on the Karabakh settlement and the normalization
of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

President Sargsyan hailed the balanced policy of the United Arab
Emirates on sensitive issues of our region.