NALBANDYAN: ARMENIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SEEK CLOSER RELATIONS
ARKA
June 22, 2009
YEREVAN, May 22. /ARKA/. Armenia and United Arab Emirates are trying to
make ties between the two countries closer, Armenian Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandyan said Sunday in Yerevan, at a joint news conference
with his counterpart from United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah Bin
Zayed Al-Nahyan.
He said that the countries exchanged many visits, but relations
between them, especially economic, are developing slowly.
"There are many programs aimed at developing and strengthening
bilateral relations in this area, and the two countries’ foreign
ministers expressed willingness to do whatever necessary to raise
these relations to a new level and make them more comprehensive",
Nalbandyan said.
The foreign minister of United Arab Emirates, in his turn, said that
the two countries have enough capacity to develop bilateral economic
relations.
"Our companies can intensively cooperate in implementing joint
programs", he said expression gratitude to Armenian Government for
attracting investments from United Arab Emirates.
He thinks it is necessary to see that investments are used
effectively. If so, new investments will come to Armenia.
Both countries’ minister said that there is room for building up
economic and cultural cooperation.
An intergovernmental agreement was signed at that meeting on exchange
of land strips for embassies.
A memorandum on mutual under standing in exempting persons having
diplomatic passports from visa requirements was signed as well.