CYPRUS FM: NATION HAVING SURVIVED GENOCIDE DESERVES RESPECT
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 3, 2012 – 21:23 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Foreign Minster Edward Nalbandian
congratulated his Cypriot counterpart Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis on
the 20th anniversary of establishment of bilateral relations.
He said that Armenia deeply appreciates the fact that Cyprus was
one of the first counties to recognize the Armenian Genocide. FM
Nalbandian stressed the importance of Armenian community in Cyprus
in deepening of bilateral ties.
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, in turn, stressed that the Armenian community
totaling about 3500 people, plays a major role in development of the
country and bilateral relations. In this context she noted that about
15 agreements have been so far concluded between the two countries,
voicing confidence for the cooperation to continue,
The FMs noted that the parties discussed bilateral cooperation in
political, trade and economic fields, regional and international
security, as well as Nagorno Karabakh conflict and unification
of Cyprus.
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