Foreign Minister of Armenia was received by the President of Latvia

Foreign Minister of Armenia was received by the President of Latvia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Armenia
20 November 2008

On November 20, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian, who was
in Latvia with an official visit, was received by Valdis Zatlers, the
President of the Republic of Latvia.
In his welcoming remarks President Zatlers stressed that Latvia is
interested in further deepening and strengthening relations with
friendly Armenia.
Talking about the meeting with Serzh Sargsyan held in New-York on
September, Valdis Zatlers informed that he is willing to visit Armenia
next year.
Edward Nalbandian congratulated Valdis Zatlers on the occasion of 90th
anniversary of the Republic of Latvia and stressed that the existing
high-level of political dialogue and contractual-legal field between
two countries create a solid base for larger cooperation.
The Armenian Foreign Minister presented the current pace of the Artsakh
(Nagorno Karabakh) conflict regulation and the opportunities of
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.
In the course of the meeting the two touched upon the Armenian-European
Union relations. Taking into consideration the experience of Latvia in
the area of European integration, President Zatlers expressed the
readiness of his country to give Armenia a comprehensive support in
that direction.
During the visit to Riga the Armenian Foreign Minister gave an
extensive interview to `Free Latvia’ daily newspaper.
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AOn the same day Edward Nalbandian visited the Armenian Church of Saint
Gregory the Illuminator in Riga, where he met with the members of the
Church Council.

Concluding his official visit to Latvia the Minister left for Estonia.