ArmenPress, Armenia
Oct 12 2018
Nikol Pashinyan, Justin Trudeau discuss future development of
bilateral relations
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol
Pashinyan received Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, who is in
Armenia on an official visit.
An official welcoming ceremony took place followed by a narrow-format
meeting of the two Prime Ministers. As ARMENPRESS was informed from
the official website of the Prime Minister of Armenia, PM Pashinyan
said in his welcoming speech,
“Honorable Mr. Prime Minister,
I am glad to welcome you in the capital city of Armenia. You are the
first Prime Minister of Canada to pay an official visit to the
Republic of Armenia and this is a historical event. I think you have
already felt the positive attitude in our country towards your country
and personally you and I hope that the already established relations
will help to raise the friendly relations between our countries to a
new level. I once again welcome you and I am glad to see you in
Armenia”.
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau said in his speech, “Mr. Prime
Minister, I am very grateful to you for the reception. It’s a great
honor to be in Armenia. I think you know that years ago I had the
honor to visit Armenia with my father on summer holidays. He was no
longer the Prime Minister of Canada at that time, which means I am the
first Prime Minister of Canada to pay an official visit to Armenia.
But even at that time I felt the friendship between Armenians and
Canadians and the reception I received in Armenia today and in the
previous days was great. It just an honor to be here. I am thankful”.
PM Pashinyan presented his Canadian counterpart with the Armenian
translation of the book “Common Ground” authorized by Justin Trudeau.
“This is another proof that you have a unique place in the perceptions
of the citizens of Armenia and this is the Armenian translation of
your book which I am glad to present to you”.
Justin Trudeau thanked for the gift, noting that he was not aware
about the translation and is very happy for that.
The interlocutors discussed a number of issues of bilateral interest,
including the political changes in Armenia. Justin Trudeau noted that
when developments jeopardizing democracy were taking place throughout
the globe, Armenia served as an example for the entire world, which
was excellent not only for Armenia, but for the entire world. The
Canadian PM emphasized that he has visited Armenia also for the reason
to show the readiness of his country to support Armenia’s development.
“The democratic developments of Armenia are a reason of pride not only
for Armenians, but the entire world”, Justin Trudeau emphasized,
adding that Canada is ready to support Armenia in the directions of
economic development, attraction of investments, improvement of
infrastructures and so on.
Speaking about the economic development of Armenia, PM Pashinyan
emphasized that the goal of the Government is to change the economic
structure of the country, making Armenia a technological country, and
expressed confidence that there is the potential necessary for that.
The PM added that the Government of Armenia has achieved serious
success in the direction of fighting corruption and expressed
confidence that it will foster the improvement of business environment
and economic progress of the country.
Nikol Pashinyan and Justin Trudeau referred to other issues of
development of Armenian-Canadian cooperation in various spheres.
Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan
