ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO INDIA ENDS HIS TENURE
ARMENPRESS
Aug 31, 2009
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS: Armenian ambassador to India Ashot
Kocharyan, who is ending his mission in India, had a farewell meetings
with the high-ranked officials of the country.
Foreign Ministry Media and Information Department told Armenpress
that the Armenian ambassador said that he returns to Armenia with
warm feelings and Armenia highly underscores India as a state having
great potential.
The ambassador noted that during the recent years a number of programs
have been carried out in agricultural, high technology, educational,
chemical industry and other spheres, a number of mutual visits of
high-ranked officials have taken place, the volume of trade turnover
essentially increased.
As a result of close and friendly relations weeks of Armenian art have
been conducted in Delhi, Armenian-Indian inter-governmental session,
Armenian-Indian business forum took place. He expressed hope that in
future as well the dynamic and successful cooperation in different
spheres will continue.
Underscoring the role of the Armenian community of India in
consolidation of bilateral relations, Ashot Kocharyan highly assessed
the attention and care of Indian authorities toward Armenian community.
Chairman of Indian parliament Meyra Kumar pointed out the ancient-long
Armenian-Indian friendship and noted that Armenia is a country with
rich culture and underscored the necessity of cultural and educational
exchanges. Kumar highly underscored the high level of higher education
in Armenia pointing out the studying of Indian students in Yerevan
State Medical University.
During the meetings the Indian side noted that Ashot Kocharyan during
his tenure contributed to the development of Armenian-Indian relations.
At the reception in the residence of the President of India Pratibha
Patili the ambassador had a short conversation with Indian Prime
Minister Manmohan Singhi.