YEREVAN. – Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan on Thursday received Latvian Ambassador to Armenia Ingrīda Levrence, whose diplomatic residence is in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi.

The deputy PM noted that Armenian-Latvian relations have made considerable progress in recent years and expressed the hope that, with joint efforts, they will be able to form an even more ambitious agenda of cooperation, Avinyan’s office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The interlocutors agreed that there is considerable untapped potential between the two countries in trade and economy.

The prospects for launching direct flights between Yerevan and Riga were also touched upon. In this connection, Tigran Avinyan stressed that the Armenian government is taking effective steps toward opening new air transportation destinations.

Ambassador Levrence, for her part, said Latvia was ready to assist the ongoing reforms in Armenia and to share its respective track-record.

They reflected also on Armenia-EU relations and the prospects for the development of the Eastern Partnership program.

Furthermore, the Armenian deputy PM and the Latvian ambassador discussed matters with respect to the intensification of parliamentary diplomacy and deepening of cultural ties between their countries.