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YEREVAN, MARCH 30, ARMENPRESS. Armenia maintains very good relations with all the member states of the EU and is constantly working to develop and strengthen those ties. At the moment, Armenia is negotiating an agreement with the EU that allows us to cooperate more in depth, Avet Adonts, the first Armenian Ambassador to Spain noted in the interview with Spanish “The Diplomat”.
Armenian ambassador also noted that Armenia’s relations with Spain are scarce but good. “We need a more dynamic dialogue to promote our economic cooperation and we are willing to make all the efforts necessary to contribute to the development of bilateral relations,” he said.
Touching on the sectors of mutual interest between Spain and Armenia,Adonts noted: “Armenia is a small country, without energy resources, but with human resources. There are many areas of cooperation in which we can be mutually interested, exchange experiences, such as new technologies, tourism, jewellery, agriculture, food processing or the chemical sector, among others.”
As to the question whether he has ever met Spanish companies, Armenian ambassador mentioned: “At the moment, several Spanish companies are doing business in Armenia successfully. We reached an agreement with the Ministry of Trade a year ago to organize a business meeting with the participation of political leaders. We will resume this as soon as a new government is formed in Spain.”
Referring to the opinion that Armenia is barely known in Spain, Adonts said: “True. Few know that the first Lord of Madrid was the King Leon V of Armenia or that Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity. From the Embassy, we try to fill this gap and hope to make exchanges between our civil societies and to promote economic relations.”