President of Greece, Armenian FM highlight the strengthening of bilateral relations
President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos received today Armenia’s’ FM Edward Nalbandian who is paying official visit to the Hellenic Republic.
“Your visit will further contribute to the strengthening of the ties between Greece and Armenia,” President Pavlopoulos said during the reception in Athens.
As the foreign ministry reported in a release, the Greek President and Armenian FM expressed their satisfaction with the multifaceted cooperation between the two states, adding the two brotherly nations are linked through century-long friendship and mutual sympathy.
The interlocutors exchanged views on deepening of the Armenian-Greek political dialogue, activation of economic ties. With regard to the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, FM Nalbandian presented the enhancing relations between Armenia and the EU.
Nalbandian next presented the agenda and the general themes of the 2018 Summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie in Armenia. President Pavlopoulos attached importance to the organization of the Summit in Yerevan and wished success in the organization the representative event.
Nalbandian also presented to the President the efforts exerted by Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs towards the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.