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YEREVAN, JULY 21, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has congratulated Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on the Belgian National Day.

“I cordially congratulate you and the friendly people of Belgium on the National Day of the Kingdom of Belgium,” Pashinyan said in a letter addressed to De Croo, which was published by the Prime Minister's Office. 

“I highly value the achievements of Armenia and Belgium in various areas of cooperation. I am sure that the relations between Armenia and Belgium will develop and expand in bilateral and multilateral formats through joint efforts, including within the framework of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. Taking this occasion, I commend the Belgian government’s decision on opening a resident embassy in Yerevan. I am sure that it will intensify the Armenian-Belgian interstate relations based on traditional friendship. I wish robust health and all the best to you and prosperity and progress to your country,” the Armenian Prime Minister added.