The newly appointed Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Armenia, Petr Piruncik, presented his credentials to President Vahagn Khachaturyan.

The President congratulated the newly appointed ambassador, wishing him effective work during his diplomatic mission, the President's Office informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“January 2 marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and the Czech Republic, and in this respect, it’s also symbolic that you arrived in Armenia on January 2. I am sure that your efforts will contribute to the further development of relations between Armenia and the Czech Republic,” the President noted in his speech.

Ambassador Piruncik, in turn, expressed his readiness to best contribute to raising the cooperation between Armenia and the Czech Republic to a new level with his work. In his remarks, the newly appointed ambassador conveyed the greetings of the President of the Czech Republic, Milos Zeman, to the Armenian President.

During the meeting, the sides discussed the prospects of intensifying and deepening the trade and economic relations between Armenia and the Czech Republic, as well as cooperation in high technology, military industry and tourism, and the chances of resuming flights between Yerevan and Prague.

The sides touched upon also the importance of reciprocal visits and high-level political contacts.

At the end of the meeting, they reached an agreement to make working contacts continuous in order to bring the discussed cooperation to fruition.