RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received well-known Brazilian actor
of Armenian descent

Frid ay, 11 September 2009

RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received well-known Brazilian actor
of Armenian descent, Deputy Chair of Rio de Janeiro Council of Aldermen
Stepan Nercesyan who is taking his first courtesy trip to Motherland.
In attendance was Brazilian Ambassador to Armenia Marcela Maria
Nikodemos.

Greeting the guest, Tigran Sargsyan said to be highly appreciative of
the pro-Armenian activity carried out by the renowned Brazilian artist
and political figure and conveyed Armeniaâ??s interest in strengthening
bilateral cooperation with the help of the Armenian community of Brazil.

Stepan Nercesyan expressed conviction that this visit will inspire him
to new deeds for the sake of the Armenian people.

The parties have stressed the need for furthering Homeland-Diaspora
linkages, as well as strengthening cultural cooperation between Armenia
and Brazil.