Embassy Of Spain In Yerevan

EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN YEREVAN
By Gayane Khachatrian, Assistant of the Spanish Honorary Consul to Armenia

AZG Armenian Daily
11/05/2007

An interview with Luiz Barbera Sapatero , the Spanish Honorary Consul
to Armenia

– Mr. Ruben Shugarian, the Ambassador of Armenia in Spain, Portugal
and Italy, highly evaluated your work of the last 5 years directed
to the development of Spanish-Armenian relations. I would like you
to speak about this.

– My first purpose was the acknowledgement of Armenia and Armenians
in Spain. As an honorary consul I had a chance to take part in the
discussions of Spanish televisions, where I tried, within my power,
to represent Armenia as an independent state, Armenian people, their
history, culture, economy, in a word, Armenia as a whole. I informed
the Spanish officials that Armenia, thanks to Armenians of Spain,
was already in Spain.

– What kind of projects do you have in the future as an Honorary
Consul to Armenia?

– Looking back, we can see many achievements for Armenians of Spain
and Armenia during the last 3 years. Spain will open its Embassy in
Yerevan soon. A well-known Spanish trade establishment will also have
its branch in the capital of Armenia, which will start a new period
for the Spanish-Armenian economic relations.

– Armenians, who are acquainted with you, evaluate you as an individual
and just a man.

– Your evaluation is a big honor for me. First of all, I am a workman
and I try to take care of those, who are by my side. I am a state
attorney, a Professor of Valencia University, and I have never thought
about being an Honorary Consul to Armenia. Today, I consider an honor
to be the Honorary Consul to Armenia. I am satisfied with my work,
as I see its results.