Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Argentina to the Republic of Armenia Gonzalo Urriolabeitia, who is completing his diplomatic mission to our country.

The Prime Minister highly valued the Ambassador’s tenure-long efforts aimed at promoting multifaceted relationships between Armenia and Argentina and wished him every success in his future activities

Nikol Pashinyan stressed that Argentina is a friendly country, with which Armenia entertains a high-level political dialogue. With reference to economic cooperation, the Premier attached great importance to the presence of the Argentinean Corporación América in Armenia’s economy, noting that Armenia is eager to expand trade and economic ties between the two countries.

The Argentinean diplomat thanked the Prime Minister of Armenia for appreciation and fruitful cooperation, noting that it was a great honor for him to build on the relations between the two countries. He emphasized that the ongoing political dialogue is excellent, and there is a huge potential and a mutual willingness to boost economic exchanges.

Nikol Pashinyan pointed out that Armenia is proud of the Armenian community of Argentina, which takes active part in the political, economic and cultural life of the country and plays a major role in the strengthening of bilateral relations. The Premier thanked Argentina for its balanced position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as for the efforts aimed at recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide.