YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS: Foreign Minister of Austria Sebastian Kurz who is in Yerevan on an official visit attended the Austrian library of the Yerevan State Linguistic University. The minister and the delegation led by him walked around in the university, familiarized themselves with the library’s activity, met with the students.

Rector of the university Gayane Gasparyan attached high importance to the event. “Our university has always enjoyed Austria’s attention to our German-speaking students. We implement a wide range of educational and cultural programs in collaboration with Austria. As a result of those very programs, our university has founded its Austrian library, the opening of which was attended by the first lady of Austria,” Gayane Gasparyan said, Armenpress reports.

The university rector expressed gratitude to the Austrian FM for the visit. Sebastian Kurz in his turn thanked for the invitation.  “We are very happy for our cooperation with Armenia. The visit of our delegation proves that. As I was informed, 500 students at the university study German. They can continue their education in Austria,” said Kurz. He also listened to the speeches of the German-learning students and communicated with them.

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Austria were established on 24 January 1992. On 11 October 2011 Arman Kirakossian was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Austria.

On 28 August 2012 Alois Kraut, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to Armenia (with residence in Vienna), presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan. In June 2011 Aram Marutyan was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Austria in Armenia.