ARMENIA – THE NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF SPAIN TO ARMENIA PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN

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Sept 23 2009
Armenia

Today the newly appointed Ambassador of Spain to Armenia Juan Antonio
Mark Pujol (residence in Moscow) presented his credentials to President
Serzh Sargsyan.

The President of Armenia congratulated the Ambassador on his nomination
and expressed hope that during his tenure he would make a considerable
contribution to the development of bilateral cooperation in different
areas.

"Armenia and Spain share the same value system, have rich cultural
history, which creates excellent conditions for cooperation," President
Sargsyan said.

According to Ambassador Pujol, his country strives to raise its
relations with Armenia on a level which will correspond to constantly
changing requirements of the globalizing world.

The parties exchanged views on the possible areas of cooperation,
stressed the importance of energizing economic and trade relations and
creation of a necessary legal field. Among promising areas Ambassador
Pujol mentioned cooperation between universities which could become
a spiritual bridge between young people.

The President of Armenia and the Spanish Ambassador spoke also about
the Armenia-EU relations and possibilities of cooperation in that
framework. The Ambassador said that next year Spain would assume the
EU presidency and was intended to undertake serious steps towards
developing and deepening relations.