President Of Armenia Meets UAE Foreign Minister

President Of Armenia Meets UAE Foreign Minister

ArmRadio.am
22.06.2009

President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Abdallah Bin Zayid Al Nahyan. Attaching importance to the first visit of the UAE Foreign Minister to Armenia, President Sargsyan said: Armenia is interested in the expansion of relations with UAE and is confident that there is enough potential for that. According to Serzh Sargsyan, there is nothing to prevent the development of the relations between the two countries.

The UAE Foreign Minister emphasized the willingness of his country to take concrete steps towards developing cooperation with Armenia.

Turning to the economic ties, President Sargsyan said UAE is Armenias important trade partner in the Middle East and our country is willing to further deepen the cooperation. He suggested establishing an Intergovernmental Commission, which would be an effective tool for boosting the bilateral economic cooperation.

During the meeting the Armenian President and the UAE Foreign Minister exchanged views on issues of security in the South Caucasus and the Middle East. Serzh Sargsyan briefly presented the latest developments in the negotiations on the Karabakh settlement and the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

President Sargsyan hailed the balanced policy of the United Arab Emirates on sensitive issues of our region.