The newly appointed Ambassador of Greece to Armenia Christos Sofianopoulos presented his credentials to President Vahagn Khachaturyan

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to Armenia Christos Sofianopoulos presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan.

Vahagn Khachaturyan congratulated the newly appointed Ambassador on assuming the post and expressed hope that Christos Sofianopoulos will make every effort to further expand and develop the cooperation between the two countries.

President Khachaturyan praised Armenian-Greek relations based on close historical friendship and solidarity, noting that there is a multifaceted bilateral agenda and an effective political dialogue between the two countries.

"Greece has always been by our side in difficult times, and on behalf of the Armenian people and me, I express gratitude for the support shown by the Greek government and authorities in these difficult times we are facing," the President said.

Ambassador Sofianopoulos expressed his gratitude for the reception and underscored his willingness to make efforts for strengthening and developing cooperation between the two countries.

During the meeting, the South Caucasus regional realities and recent developments, as well as the existing security challenges and ways to overcome them were touched upon.

President Vahagn Khachaturyan pointed out Armenia's principled position on the settlement of relations with neighbors and achieving stable, lasting peace within the framework of international legal norms, respecting the territorial integrity of countries and the inviolability the fundamental rights of sovereignty. Both sides stressed the need to resolve issues through peaceful negotiations and the exclusion of military threats.

During the conversation, issues related to the multifaceted cooperation between Armenia and Greece were discussed.

The need for enhanced efforts aimed at full implementation of the potential for expanding economic cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of high technologies, was emphasized in the course of the meeting.

The issues on the agenda of effective Armenia-Greece-Cyprus cooperation were also touched upon.

In the person of the Ambassador, the President conveyed his gratitude to the Greek government and authorities for the humanitarian support provided to the internally displaced persons from Nagorno -Karabakh.

The high level of political dialogue between Armenia and Greece, as well as the close cooperation within the European Union and other international platforms were highlighted at the meeting.

During the conversation, reference was also made to the reforms and principled approaches in Armenia in the direction of strengthening democracy and establishment of democratic institutions in recent years.