YEREVAN, APRIL 28, ARMENPRESS. On April 28, Speaker of the Parliament Galust Sahakyan received the newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ecuador to Armenia Julio César Prado Espinosa (residence in Moscow), press service of the Parliament told Armenpress.

Welcoming the Ambassador in the Parliament, Galust Sahakyan congratulated him on his appointment and wished him success during his activities.

Highlighting Armenia’s relations with Latin American countries, the Speaker recorded with satisfaction the considerable progress of cooperation with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.

Touching upon the development of the inter-parliamentary relations, Galust Sahakyan expressed hope that in future friendship groups will be formed in two parliaments, which promote the establishment of active cooperation between the parliaments.

Talking about the economic relations between Armenia and Ecuador, Speaker Sahakyan stated: “We should make joint efforts for reaching tangible results in this sphere. In this respect, I think that the organization of business forums can be beneficial in Armenia and Ecuador.”

In his turn Ambassador Julio César Prado Espinosa conveyed the Speaker the greetings of Ecuador’s President and the Speaker of the Parliament.

The newly appointed Ambassador has noted that he is ready to boost the enlivening of relations of two countries and the development of multilateral cooperation.

Julio César Prado Espinosa indicated the main directions of Armenian-Ecuadorian cooperation, emphasizing the role of both the parliamentarians and businessmen in the implementation of the initiatives.

At the end of the meeting the Ambassador talked about the current internal political situation in Ecuador.