INDIA’S AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA

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30.10.2009 15:15

The newly appointed Ambassador of India to Armenia, Achal Kumar
Malhotra, presented his credentials to the president of Armenia,
Serzh Sargsyan.

Congratulating the Ambassador on appointment, President Serzh Sargsyan
said: "It’s true that our friendly relations are developing well
and we wish to deepen those as far as possible. Our peoples have
known each other for five hundred years now, and the current level
of relations indicates that we have never had serious problems."

According to Serzh Sargsyan, the Indian Armenian community is one
of the most influential ones, and it’s not accidental that the first
Armenian newspaper was published in India."

"The deep historic roots and the absence of problems between the two
countries provide a good basis for being optimistic about the future
of our relations," the President stated.

Ambassador Malhotra noted, in turn, that the Indian government was
willing to deepen the relations with Armenia in both bilateral and
multilateral formats.

Serzh Sargsyan attached importance to the reinforcement of political
relations through development of economic ties.

Wishing success to the newly appointed Ambassador, President Sargsyan
voiced hope that he would contribute to the further expansion and
deepening of bilateral cooperation.