De officiële opening van de Armeense ambassade in Den Haag
Edward Nalbandian op bezoek bij Uri Rosenthal

Den Haag, 21 november 2011 – Minister Rosenthal ontving vanochtend de Armeense minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Edward Nalbandian. Nalbandian is in Nederland vanwege de officiële opening van de Armeense ambassade in Den Haag.

Rosenthal en Nalbandian spraken over de betrekkingen tussen beide landen en de politieke en economische hervormingen in Armenië. Rosenthal benadrukte het belang van deze hervormingen voor economische samenwerking, zowel bilateraal als in EU-verband. Ook regionale kwesties, zoals de relatie met Turkije en Iran kwamen aan de orde.

Nederland onderhoudt diplomatieke betrekkingen met Armenië sinds het land 20 jaar geleden onafhankelijk werd. Tot 2011 was Armenië in ons land vertegenwoordigd door een consulaat, nu dus door een ambassade.

Bron: Rijksoverheid – Link

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The Official Opening of the Armrnian Embassy in The Hague
Edward Nalbandian meets Uri Rosenthal

The Hague, 21 November 2011 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Uri Rosenthal in The Hague.

Welcoming Edward Nalbandian, Uri Rosenthal congratulated on the occasion of the establishment of the Armenian Embassy to the Netherlands. Uri Rosenthal also expressed confidence that it would bring its serious contribution to the development of bilateral relations.

Edward Nalbandian said that the establishment of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in The Hague is addressed to the further development, deepening and strengthening of bilateral relations. The Minister stressed the importance of undertaking joint steps towards the intensification of political dialogue between the two countries, the expansion of legal framework and the promotion of economic interaction. Minister Nalbandian underlined that Armenia highly assesses the support provided by the Netherlands to the development of our country on bilateral format, as well as in the frames of the international organizations through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Noting that currently 46 companies function in Armenia with Dutch capital, Edward Nalbandian expressed hope that through joint efforts it would be possible at least to double their number. The sides touched upon the reforms underway in Armenia. In this context, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands commended the steps of the Armenian authorities in that direction. The Ministers exchanged views on the relations between Armenia and the European Union, on the cooperation within the Eastern Partnership format. A number of regional and international issues of mutual interest were discussed.

On the same day, Edward Nalbandian attended the official opening ceremony of the Embassy of Armenia in The Hague.

In the second half of the day, in the Armenian Embassy Edward Nalbandian met with the representatives of the Armenian community organizations in the Netherlands. Minister Nalbandian presented them the priorities and main directions of Armenia’s foreign policy and answered their questions.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia – Link

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