News
Show news feed

YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received on Friday the delegation led by First Vice President of Ecuador National Assembly (NA) Rosana Alvarado.

Welcoming the guests, the President stressed that Armenian is always happy to host the representatives of friendly countries, since such visits give new quality and content to the bilateral relations, serving as a good opportunity for discussing different issues related to interstate cooperation.

Sargsyan also noted that he is aware that Ms Alvaro’s visit was scheduled earlier, but was cancelled because of the destructive earthquake in Ecuador on April 24, which claimed numerous human lives. In this connection, the Armenian President once again offered condolences to the friendly Ecuador people, expressing hope that the Ecuador authorities will manage to completely eliminate the consequence of the earthquake as soon as possible. 

The visit of Rosana Alvarado to Armenia is an indicator of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two states, he noted. The President also welcomed the idea of establishing a friendship group with Armenia at the Ecuador NA. This will significantly contribute to the reinforcement of inter-parliamentary ties, thus strengthening and deepening the interstate ties.

For her part, Rosana Alvarado thanked Sargsyan for the warm reception, noting that that visit is very important in terms of developing bilateral relations between her country and Armenia. She also stressed that establishing good neighborly relations with all the countries and peoples of the world is one of the fundamental principles of Ecuador’s constitution. Therefore, they are interested in establishing warm brotherly relations with the friendly Armenian people. 

The interlocutors also attached importance to the establishment of necessary legal framework for the development of cooperation between the two countries in the framework of international organizations. 

Welcoming delegate María Augusta Calle, President of Ecuador’s NA Committee on Foreign Affairs, who was the initiator of the Armenian Genocide recognition in Parlatino, President Sargsyan expressed his gratitude to her and all the authors of that initiative, noting that Armenia highly appreciates the efforts exerted in the recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide.

Apart from this, the President wished good luck to the parliamentary delegation of Ecuador, expressing hope that it will significantly contribute to the strengthening of mutual interstate ties.  

 

 

 

!
This text available in   Հայերեն and Русский
Print
Photos