ARMENIAN FM MEETS VICE-PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY
10:18, 09 Dec 2014
On December 8 Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian met Vice
President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, the President of the
Chamber of Senators of General Assembly of Uruguay Danilo Astori.
Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian mentioned that Armenia
highly appreciates friendly relations with Uruguay, and despite the
thousands of kilometers’ distance between Armenia and Uruguay, both
states are close to one another, and are united by strong friendship
and commitment to the universal values.
The Vice President of Uruguay expressed gratitude for the warm
reception and highlighted that Uruguay greatly commends and attaches
significance to the friendship with Armenia and the Armenian people.
He noted that both friendly states share historic and cultural
commonalities. Danilo Astori placed highlighted the presence of large
Armenian community in Uruguay and its activity to deepen cooperation
with Armenia.
The sides underscored that arrangements reached and documents signed
during the state visit of the President of the Republic of Armenia
to Uruguay this year gave a new impetus to the bilateral cooperation.
Edward Nalbandian mentioned that being the first to recognize the
Armenian Genocide back in 1965, Uruguay launched the process of its
international recognition and condemnation. The Minister expressed
gratitude for the decision to establish the Armenian Genocide Museum
in Montevideo.
The sides exchanged thoughts over the steps towards the development
of bilateral cooperation.
Minister Nalbandian briefed about regional issues and the approaches
of Armenia towards the resolution of those issues. In this regard
Danilo Astori highlighted that Uruguay will continue extending support
towards the efforts exerted by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs towards
the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.