Ambassador handed his credentials
The newly appointed Ambassador Argentina to Armenia, Miguel Angel Cuneo, handed his credentials to the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan.
President Sargsyan congratulated Ambassador Cuneo on assuming office and said Armenia attaches great importance to the relations with Argentina and is interested in further development of relations.
Noting that Argentina was the first country in which Armenia established its first embassy in South America, Serzh Sargsyan stressed with content that bilateral relations are developing in an atmosphere of confidence.
Sargsyan expressed hope that the newly appointed Ambassador would make a notable contribution to the reinforcement of bilateral relations and assured that he would receive full support from Armenia's state bodies throughout his term in office.
Ambassador Miguel Angel Cuneo said Argentina attaches great importance to the deepening of multifaceted relations with Armenia and evidence of that is the establishment of the first embassy in the region in Yerevan which will be officially opened on May 21 with the participation of Argentina's Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana. The Ambassador also informed that he has been at the core of Armenian-Argentinean relations and participated in the development of the Protocol on establishing diplomatic relations between Argentina and Armenia in 1992.
President Sargsyan and Ambassador Cuneo agreed that promotion of economic cooperation was one of the primary issues in the development of the Armenian-Argentinean relations.
The interlocutors emphasized the role of the Argentinean Armenian community in the development of bilateral relations, noting that the community serves as a unique bridge between Armenia and Argentina. It was also noted that the Argentinean Armenians are actively involved in different sectors of public life and many of them have reached success.
Touching upon cooperation in multilateral formats, President Sargsyan praised Argentina's balanced position on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
