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YEREVAN, MARCH 17, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar on the occasion of the Irish national holiday.

“I congratulate you and the friendly people of Ireland on the Irish national holiday, St. Patrick's Day,” Pashinyan wrote in a telegram to Varadkar. “Armenia attaches great importance to the development of cooperation with Ireland based on democratic values, both on bilateral and multilateral platforms. I believe that there is a significant potential for cooperation between our countries, and I want to reaffirm the readiness of the Armenian side to maximally ensure the realization of this potential.

I sincerely hope that in the near future we will have an opportunity to meet and discuss the Armenian-Irish bilateral agenda, enriching it with promising programs for the benefit and welfare of our countries.

I wish you good health and all the best, and prosperity and well-being to the friendly people of Ireland further."