YEREVAN. – The newly appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh, Jashim Uddin—whose diplomatic residence is in Athens—, on Friday presented his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia.

Press Office of the President informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that the President congratulated the ambassador on his appointment, and wished him success in carrying out his diplomatic mission in Armenia. He noted that since Uddin is the First Ambassador of Bangladesh to Armenia, his mission is even more important and full of responsibility. The new ambassador is called upon to create a strong basis for the continuous development of bilateral state relations, and to strengthen friendly relations between the two peoples. The President of Armenia stressed the importance of creating a legal foundation for the development of bilateral cooperation.

Noting that the Armenian-Bangladeshi relations date back to the 17th century and the Armenian Surp Harutyun (Holy Resurrection) Church still stands in Armanitola, the Armenian quarter of the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka, the interlocutors concurred that, unfortunately, after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, not much has been done to develop state relations and establish cooperation in a variety of domains.

According to the parties, the appointment of the first Bangladeshi ambassador to Armenia and the latter’s readiness—based on the principle of reciprocity—to appoint an ambassador to Bangladesh testify to the two countries’ political will and determination to develop relations.

At the meeting, Serzh Sargsyan and Jashim Uddin stressed also the importance of strengthening Armenian-Bangladeshi cooperation within international organizations.