Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan today received newly appointed Ambassador of Ukraine Ivan Kuleba who presented the copies of his credentials.

Minister Mnatsakanyan congratulated Kuleba on assuming the mission and voiced hope that the Ambassador would contribute to further deepening and development of the Armenian-Ukrainian relations which are historically on strong foundations.

The parties benchmarked the undertaking of steps to strengthen the political dialogue between Armenia and Ukraine, including through the holding of regular consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of and the intensification of dialogue at different levels. Inthis context, the interlocutors attached importance to the holding of the subsequent session of the Armenian-Ukrainian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Affairs.

The parties also attached importance to the parliamentary platform for cooperation and expressed certainty that the parliamentary friendship groups of both countries would help enhance Armenian-Ukrainian inter-parliamentary ties.