ARMENIA AND ARGENTINA SUCCESSFULLY COLLABORATE IN MANY SPHERES

NOYAN TAPAN
21 MAY, 2010
YEREVAN

Foreign Minister of Argentina Jorge Taiana’s first visit to Armenia
is symbolic as the Embassy of Argentina will be opened with his
participation. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian declared at a
May 21 joint press conference with his Argentine counterpart following
their meeting. According to him, in spite of the geographic distance
the two peoples have a special warmth and sympathy to each other which
obliges to underake active measures to further expand partnership
between the two countries and collaboration on the international
arena. He also said that it is a "general wish."

E. Nalbandian said that his meeting with his counterpart was rather
efficient, many issues of bilateral agenda were discussed, measures
aimed at further deepening of the partnership were outlined. Armenia
and Argentina successfully collaborate in many spheres, on the basis of
a strong legal-contractual field of the two countries. It was mutually
fixed that the two countries’ collaboration on the international
arena is rather efficient and is based on mutual support.

J. Taiana, in his turn, declared that against the geographic distance
between Armenia and Argentina the most important is the mutual will
and possibilities of acting jointly. The Foreign Minister of Argentina
stressed that the two countries are traditionally on good terms. He
rated as important the necessity of further strengthening the mutual
relations with opening Embassy of Argentina in Armenia. According to
him, Argentina having Armenian community of 100 thousand people marks
its formation 200th anniversary this year. Argentine Armenians play
an important role in country’s life and brought the country success
in the spheres of culture, science, commerce and sport.