I AM VERY TOUCHED BY EVERYTHING I SAW, HEARD IN ARMENIA - CYPRIOT FM
news.am
April 04, 2012 | 16:17
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Wednesday received
the FM of Cyprus, Ms. Erato Kozakou-Markoullis, who arrived in Yerevan
on an official visit.
Sargsyan underscored the periodic mutual visits in terms of
strengthening ties between the two countries, the President's Press
Office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Armenia's President noted that he fondly remembers his visits paid to
Cyprus in the year past, and his meetings with the Cypriot President
Dimitris Christofias.
"We perceive Cyprus as a friendly country, and the Cypriots as our
brethren. And today we are deepening our bilateral relations. Armenia
is deeply interested in further consolidating these relations. We
have numerous interests, and a lot of work is ahead of us," Serzh
Sargsyan stated.
Sargsyan and Kozakou-Markoullis stressed that the Armenian-Cypriot
friendship is anchored in the centuries-long friendship between the
two peoples who have many commonalities.
"This is my first visit to Armenia, and I am very impressed. Aside from
my meetings, I also visited the memorial that eternalizes the memory of
the Armenian Genocide victims. I am very touched by everything I saw
and heard. Our two peoples likewise have experienced great tragedies
and hardships," the Cypriot FM said, in her turn, and stressed that
everything must be done so that this crime committed against the
Armenian people is internationally recognized.
Also, Armenia's Head of State thanked the Cypriot people and
authorities for their warm and caring attitude toward the Armenian
community of Cyprus.
Serzh Sargsyan and Erato Kozakou-Markoullis underscored the relations
between Armenia and Cyprus in terms of bilateral cooperation and,
also, within the framework of European organizations.
news.am
April 04, 2012 | 16:17
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Wednesday received
the FM of Cyprus, Ms. Erato Kozakou-Markoullis, who arrived in Yerevan
on an official visit.
Sargsyan underscored the periodic mutual visits in terms of
strengthening ties between the two countries, the President's Press
Office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Armenia's President noted that he fondly remembers his visits paid to
Cyprus in the year past, and his meetings with the Cypriot President
Dimitris Christofias.
"We perceive Cyprus as a friendly country, and the Cypriots as our
brethren. And today we are deepening our bilateral relations. Armenia
is deeply interested in further consolidating these relations. We
have numerous interests, and a lot of work is ahead of us," Serzh
Sargsyan stated.
Sargsyan and Kozakou-Markoullis stressed that the Armenian-Cypriot
friendship is anchored in the centuries-long friendship between the
two peoples who have many commonalities.
"This is my first visit to Armenia, and I am very impressed. Aside from
my meetings, I also visited the memorial that eternalizes the memory of
the Armenian Genocide victims. I am very touched by everything I saw
and heard. Our two peoples likewise have experienced great tragedies
and hardships," the Cypriot FM said, in her turn, and stressed that
everything must be done so that this crime committed against the
Armenian people is internationally recognized.
Also, Armenia's Head of State thanked the Cypriot people and
authorities for their warm and caring attitude toward the Armenian
community of Cyprus.
Serzh Sargsyan and Erato Kozakou-Markoullis underscored the relations
between Armenia and Cyprus in terms of bilateral cooperation and,
also, within the framework of European organizations.