YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Ambassador to Canada, Armen Yeganyan, met with Canadian FM John Baird, and briefed him on the main directions of Armenia’s regional policy. They also discussed bilateral relations.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Canadian FM presented to Armenia’s Ambassador the copy of the “Joint Declaration on Establishing Diplomatic Relations Between Canada and the Republic of Armenia,” which was signed in 1992.

During the ensuing discussion, Ambassador Yeganyan expressed gratitude to the Canadian authorities for their continuous principled stance in the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and, in his response, FM Baird noted that the Genocide’s condemnation is also a principled stance of Canadian PM Stephen Harper.   

At the end, Ambassador Yeganyan reconfirmed Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian’s invitation extended to John Baird to visit Armenia in a foreseeable future, MFA Press Service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.