Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Armenia Alfonso Di Riso.

As reported the Office of the Prime Minister, the Armenian premier congratulated Ambassador Alfonso Di Riso on assuming office and wished him success. He also attached importance to the ensuring of ongoing advancement of the political and economic cooperation between the two countries and attached special importance to the development of economic cooperation through the holding of business forums and the promotion of business relations.

Pashinyan warmly recalled his official visit to Italy in 2019 and attached importance to the reciprocal high-level visits.

Alfonso Di Riso assured that he will put in all his efforts to help strengthen the cooperation, emphasized the need for development of the trade and economic relations and added that Italy is interested in considering and implementing new investment programs with Armenia.

The interlocutors considered prospective the expansion of cooperation in different branches of economy, including high technology, tourism, construction and agriculture.