FIRST AND FOREMOST TASK IN EXPANDING ARMENIA-ARGENTINA PARTNERSHIP IS PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

NOYAN TAPAN
MAY 20, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, MAY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Newly appointed Ambassador of Argentina
to RA Miguel Angel Cuneo handed his credentials to RA President Serzh
Sargsyan on May 20.

Congratulating the Ambassador S. Sargsyan said that Armenia rates
as important the relations with Argentina and is interested in their
further development. Mentioning that Armenia founded the first Embassy
in South America in Argentina he stressed that the mutual relations
develop in an atmosphere of confidence. S. Sargsyan expressed hope that
the newly appointed Ambassador will make a considerable contribution
in further strengthening of the partnership and assured that he will
receive support by Armenian state structures during his mission.

Miguel Angel Cuneo said that Argentina rates as important deepening
comprehensive relations with Armenia, the evidence of which is the
foundation of the first embassy in the region in Yerevan, the official
opening of which will take place on May 21 with the participation of
Foreign Minister of Argentina J. Taiana. The Ambassador also said that
he took part in the activities on establishment of Armenia-Argentina
relations in 1992 and in elaboration of the protocol on establishment
of diplomatic relations between Argentina and Armenia and carries
out it at present.

The interlocutors considered promotion of economic activity as
a primary task for expanding Armenia-Argentina partnership. They
mentioned that bilateral legal-contractual field is rather large,
which is a good ground for developing economic partnership.

Argentine Armenian community’s contribution to development of mutual
relations was stressed, RA President’s press office reported. It
was also mentioned that the local Armenians are actively involved
in Argentine public life’s various spheres, and many of them have
achieved much success.

Speaking about partnership by many-sided formats S. Sargsyan highly
assessed Argentina’s balanced approach in the issue of Nagorno Karabakh
conflict settlement.