Armenia and Argentina to cooperate in the field of sport

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Foreign Affair Minister Edward Nalbandyan and Argentine Minister of Foreign Relations Hector Marcos Timerman in an official visit to Yerevan had a meeting on September 4. As Foreign Affair Ministry’s information and public relations department told Armenpress, Nalbandyan welcoming the quest stated '' Current year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of establishment diplomatic relations between Armenia and Argentina. We had registered intensive contacts with Argentina within the course of those years. We attach great importance to the development of cooperation between Argentina , the opening of first Armenian Embassy within Latin America in Argentina comes to prove this. Argentina was the first Latin American country with which we have abolished the visa regime. In its turn Argentine Embassy in Armenia was the first in South Caucasus. Two dozens of documents were signed between the two countries; Argentina is one of the major investors in Armenia''.

Expressing his gratitude for the warm welcome and invitation to visit Armenia, Minister Timerman said that Argentina wants to deepen friendly cooperation with Armenia and raise the level of interstate already existing cooperation. After the meeting the Ministers signed an agreement between Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Argentina and Sports Secretariat of the Argentine Republic on cooperation in the field of sports. The top diplomats later on came forth with joint press conference.