Italy is important to Armenia as a leading European Union (EU) country, and the development of cooperation with it plays a significant role on Armenia’s foreign policy agenda.
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is in the US on a working visit, on Monday stated the above-said at his talk in New York with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy.
Sargsyan and Renzi discussed Armenian-Italian political discourse as well as trade and economic cooperation, and reflected on the two countries’ collaboration within international organizations.
The President stressed that Armenia and Italy can raise their collaboration within the framework of the EU to a qualitatively new level.
Serzh Sargsyan expressed the hope that Italy will continue assisting in the implementation of the Armenia-EU agenda.
The President also underscored Armenian-Italian military cooperation.
The Armenian President and the Italian PM pointed to parliamentary diplomacy in terms of the development of bilateral relations.
The interlocutors recorded that, after Germany, Italy is Armenia’s second largest trading partner among the EU countries.
Serzh Sargsyan and Matteo Renzi also discussed regional matters and challenges, including the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. In this context, President Sargsyan stressed that Italy’s constant balanced position regarding this matter is important to Armenia.
