YEREVAN. – The President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on Tuesday visited the US Embassy in Yerevan, on the occasion of the Independence Day of the United States of America. The President congratulated Ambassador Richard Mills, the embassy staff, and the friendly people of the United States, and wished them prosperity and continued development.

First, President Sargsyan and Ambassador Mills planted an apricot tree at the courtyard of the US Embassy, the press office of the President informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. The US Ambassador thanked the Armenian President for the visit and congratulations, noting that he was pleased and proud to plant this tree at the US Embassy, together with the President of Armenia, and which commemorates the 241st anniversary of American independence and the 25th anniversary of Armenia-US diplomatic relations.

“The United States greatly values its long partnership and sincere friendship with the Republic of Armenia, and together we have forged strong diplomatic, development, military, commercial, and people-to-people ties over the past 25 years,” Ambassador Mills said. “As we look to the future, we hope our relationship will grow even stronger, and we are especially keen to further deepen our trade and investment ties, to the benefit of both our countries.”

In turn, the President of Armenia praised the close cooperation with the United States and the level of bilateral state relations ever since the establishment of diplomatic relations, and stressed that in this rapidly changing and challenging world, Armenia considers it important to continue the dialogue with the United States in all domains of mutual interest.

The interlocutors touched upon the deepening of trade and economic relations, and discussed the existing potential, the work done so far, and the prospects for development.

During the talk, President Serzh Sargsyan thanked the United States for its assistance to Armenia for many years now, including in organizing the parliamentary election in April 2017.