President met with the Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Emir of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Today, in Abu Dhabi President Serzh Sargsyan met with the Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Emir of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The President of Armenia expressed gratitude for the traditionally warm reception extended by the Emirate to his delegation. Noting that it hasn’t been long since he met last time with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President Sargsyan recalled warmly his official visit conducted to the United Arab Emirates nearly four months ago and noted with satisfaction that it has elevated the bilateral interstate relations on a qualitatively new level.

According to the President of Armenia, events, carried out in the wake of the reached agreements, are progressing smoothly, including the Forum on the investment opportunities of Armenia which is conducted in the friendly Emirates today.

Serzh Sargsyan underscored that Armenia attaches great importance to the development of the cooperation, including the trade and economic relations, in parallel with the high-level political dialogue with the UAE.

The President expressed confidence that the outcome of the forum and practical agreements reached in the framework of the forum will enjoy full support of both side and will bring their considerable input to the further development of the Armenia-UAE trade and economic relations.

The President thanked for the invitation extended to Armenia to participate at the global Dubai Expo-2020 exhibition. Stressing that development of the relations with the Arab world is a priority of Armenia’s foreign policy, President Serzh Sargsyan noted that with this regard the Armenian-Emirates relations occupy a special place and present an excellent example of cooperation. The parties concurred that the presence of diplomatic representations in the respective capitals considerably contributes to the development of the relations between the two countries.

The President of Armenia expressed confidence that the establishment of the Consulate General in the trade and economic center of Dubai will give a new impetus to the development of the economic relations between Armenia and UAE.
At the meeting, discussed was also the process of the implementation of the agreements reached during the Armenian President’s official visit. In that context, the interlocutors spoke with satisfaction about the RA Government’s decision to grant visa free regime to the citizens of the United Arab Emirates which has already entered into force. President Serzh Sargsyan and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum assessed it as an importance step towards strengthening and development of the bilateral relations.