President Serzh Sargsyan in Brasilia participated at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Embassy of Armenia in Brazil

President Serzh Sargsyan, who is in the Federal Republic of Brazil on a working visit, in the capital of the country Brasilia participated at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Brazil.

Present at the groundbreaking ceremony were also the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Jose Serra, Ambassadors accredited to Brazil, high-level diplomats, and representatives of the Armenian community.

The area allocated for the Embassy of Armenia is 15,750 square meters. According to the May 10 Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Ambassador of Armenia to Brazil Ashot Galoyan and the Honorary Consul of Armenia in San Paolo, prominent community figure and benefactor Hilda Diruhi Burmayan, the premise of the Embassy will be built by the Burmayan family and in particular by the donations of the benefactor Hilda Diruhi Burmayan. The construction of the Embassy is scheduled to be concluded in no more than 12 months.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil made statements.

“Our relations started in 1992 and recently have become much stronger, and undoubtedly, thanks to your, Mr. President presence here. The agreements, which have been signed, will further fortify our friendly bilateral relations. Please be assured that they will become even stronger in the areas of economic investments and health care. This event, which is taking place in the Embassy, will become a base for new, prosperous and promising relations in the future,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Jose Serra.

“Glancing back at our mutual past, we can state that in different areas Armenia and Brazil have established and developed versatile ties. The current visit of President Serzh Sargsyan will undoubtedly become a strong foundation for the augmentation of our mutual agenda with promising initiatives, elevation of the Armenian-Brazilian relations to a qualitatively new level. We have every possibility for Armenia and Brazil to deepen existing close relations of the two states and peoples based on friendship, respect, and trust. This is the main message which we in the presence of the President of Armenia will lay in the foundation of the new Embassy,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian in his statement.

At the conclusion of the groundbreaking ceremony, the parties signed a joint Memorandum and inserted it in the foundation of the Embassy.