Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Tuesday


Newly appointed Ambassador of Iceland presents credentials to
Armenia's President



YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS. Newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Iceland to Armenia Sigríður Bergling
Ásgeirsdottir(residence in Moscow) presented her credentials to
President Serzh Sargsyan on July 11, press service of the President’s
Office told Armenpress.

The Armenian President congratulated the Ambassador on her appointment
and wished her success on carrying out her diplomatic mission in
Armenia. The President said although the Armenian-Iceland inter-states
ties have started developing over the past 20 years since the
establishment of diplomatic relations, the potential of mutual
partnership of both countries have not been fully utilized during that
period and Armenia is ready to deepen inter-states ties with Iceland
expecting also the active work of the Ambassador on this issue.

Ambassador Sigríður Bergling Ásgeirsdottir assured that she will make
all efforts for strengthening the Armenian-Iceland bilateral ties. She
informed that she had already had several meetings and discussions in
Yerevan for that purpose and she believes that there is a potential to
successfully cooperate in commercial and humanitarian spheres, adding
that it’s necessary to carry out consistent work on this path. The
Ambassador considered prospective the development of mutual
partnership between the universities of Armenia and Iceland, the
exchange of experience in IT and tourism fields.

The sides agreed that Armenia and Iceland can develop mutually
beneficial partnership in energy, in particular, in renewable energy
field where Iceland has great experience and achievements.

President Sargsyan and Ambassador Sigríður Bergling Ásgeirsdottir also
discussed regional issues and challenges, the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict settlement process within the OSCE Minsk Group.