Saturday, November 4 2017 11:22

ArmInfo. Armenian President  Serzh Sargsyan in New Delhi during a meeting with Indian President  Ram Nath Covind expressed confidence that this meeting will give a  new impetus to the strengthening of the friendship of the Armenian  and Indian peoples and the further development of relations between  the two countries.

According to the press service of Armenian leader, Sargsyan  considered the exhibition and conference "World Food India 2017" to  be quite impressive, and the official delegation of Armenia, which he  led, also participated in the opening ceremony.

The Armenian President expressed satisfaction with the fruitful talks  held with Prime Minister Modi and Vice-President Naidu, where the  issues of strengthening and deepening the Armenian-Indian friendly  relations at the inter-parliamentary and intergovernmental levels  were discussed in detail.

Speaking about the centuries-old Armenian-Indian friendship, Sargsyan  noted that there are many mentions of the relations between the two  peoples in the writings of historians: according to numerous sources,  Armenian and Indian traders established strong ties in the first  millennium of our era. The Armenian president considered it not  accidental that since the 16th century, numerous Armenian communities  have formed in a number of large cities of India, which had an active  role in the public and political, economic and cultural life of the  country.

Sargsyan expressed gratitude to the President of India and the Indian  people for the caring attitude to the Armenian cultural heritage.  Noting that he plans to visit one of the attractions of India,  located in the city of Agra Taj Mahal, the Armenian President noted  with pleasure that Armenian builders also participated in the  construction of this delightful mausoleum monument.

The Armenian leader noted with satisfaction that over the past 25  years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia  and India, it has been possible to turn the friendly relations that  have deep historical roots into warm and partner interstate  relations.

In turn, the Indian leader expressed the hope that regular high-level  meetings will help to fully disclose the great potential of  cooperation between the two countries and to outline ways of  expanding bilateral relations.

The President of India congratulated the Armenian counterpart on the  reforms implemented in Armenia and the transition to a new system of  public administration, as well as the victory of the President of the  Republic of the Party in the parliamentary elections.

At the meeting, besides the issues of the Armenian-Indian agenda of  bilateral and multilateral cooperation, regional problems and  challenges were also touched upon, including the settlement of the  Nagorno- Karabakh conflict.

Covind confirmed his country's position on the need to resolve  conflicts peacefully and through dialogue.  He stressed that India  supports the mediation efforts of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk  Group.