Newly appointed Ecuadorian Ambassador Juan Fernando Holguin Flores—whose respective diplomatic residence is in Moscow—on Monday handed a copy of his credentials to Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan.

First, the deputy FM congratulated the ambassador on his appointment, wishing him success in his accountable mission, the foreign ministry of Armenia informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Also, Hovhannisyan reaffirmed Armenia's interest in developing relations with Ecuador—in both bilateral and multilateral formats.

In his turn, the newly appointed ambassador of Ecuador stated that he will invest his efforts in developing the relations between the two countries.

The interlocutors emphasized that this year Armenia and Ecuador celebrate the 25th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, which is a good opportunity to discuss the prospects for the development of bilateral relations—among others, in relation to the strengthening of bilateral political and economic ties, and the development of cooperation within international organizations.

The Armenian deputy FM briefed the Ecuadorian ambassador on the present-day situation caused by the Azerbaijani military aggression unleashed on the sovereign territory of Armenia on September 13-14, and reflected on the humanitarian problems caused by the 44-day war in 2020 and the Azerbaijani aggressions.

The current developments and the positions of the Armenian side regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were presented, too.