YEREVAN. – Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting on Thursday with Renzo Tondo, governor of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy.

President Sargsyan noted that Armenia is interested in expansion of multilateral relations and cooperation with Italy and considers important political dialogue, inter-parliamentary ties, trade and economic relations, cooperation in the fields of culture, education and tourism.

Governor Tondo expressed hope that strengthening of cooperation on the level of local authorities will give an impetus to expansion of relations between the both states. He stressed that the delegation arriving to Armenia comprises Italian businessmen who will discuss possibilities for mutually beneficial cooperation with their Armenian colleagues.

The Governor visited Memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims and Armenian Genocide museum, presidential press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.