ARMENIA, SWITZERLAND SIGN BILATERAL AGREEMENTS

armradio.am
11.11.2009 10:38

On November 10 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian,
paid a short working visit to Switzerland. Upon his arrival in Bern,
Minister Nalbandian had a meeting with his Swiss counterpart Michelin
Calmy-Rey. The parties discussed a broad range of bilateral, regional
and global issues.

The interlocutors appreciated the unprecedented development of
bilateral relations evidenced by a meeting between the Presidents
of Armenia and Switzerland Serzh Sargsyan and Hans-Rudolf Merz,
the talks between the Foreign Ministers, as well as Switzerland’s
mediation in the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations. The relations were reinforces by Charles Aznavour’s
appointment as Armenia’s Ambassador to Switzerland and the opening
of the Swiss diplomatic representation in Armenia.

Touching upon the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations,
Edward Nalbandian expressed gratitude for Switzerland’s mediation in
the process.

Edward Nalbandian and Michelin Calmy-Rey signed agreements between
the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Council of
Switzerland on regular air communication and the elimination of visa
regime for persons with diplomatic passports.

The signing ceremony was followed by a joint press conference.