On October 1, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Ukraine’s newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Kukhta. The Armenian FM congratulated Kukhta on his appointment, expressing hope that he will contribute to development of Armenian-Ukrainian relations.

In his turn, Kukhta stressed that attaches major importance to expansion of the Armenian-Ukrainian relations, RA foreign office press service informed NEWS.am. He also pointed out contribution of Ukraine’s Armenian community to the development of bilateral ties.

The sides discussed issues regarding the activities of Armenian-Ukrainian inter-parliamentary commission, forthcoming visit of Ukrainian FM to Armenia, days of Armenia’s culture in Ukraine and Ukraine’s culture in Armenia.