Monday, May 13 2019 15:36

ArmInfo. On a working visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with the country's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, the press  service of RA Prime Minister reports.

Greeting his Armenian counterpart, the Luxembourg Prime Minister  thanked him for the visit. Impressed with the political developments  underway in Armenia, Xavier Bettel expressed confidence that the vote  of confidence received from the Armenian people would help  Pashinyan's government to succeed in implementing the planned  programs, initiatives and reforms for the sake of Armenia's  development.

The Prime Minister of Luxembourg expressed his strong belief that the  governments of the two countries will continue to cooperate in order  to upgrade the bilateral relations and strengthen the ties between  the two peoples.

Thankful for the warm welcome, Prime Minister Pashinyan said his  government keen to develop multifaceted relations between the two  countries. The head of the Armenian government attached importance to  the development of economic cooperation and trade exchanges. The  Premier stressed the need for taking concrete steps to boost  interactions between the two governments. In this connection, Nikol  Pashinyan pointed out that the reforms implemented in Armenia have  gone a long way toward improving the country's business environment  and creating favorable conditions for investment programs.

Prime Minister Pashinyan noted that the Revolution's first phase is  complete, and now the Government is set to implement an economic  revolution in the country. The Prime Minister of Armenia advised that  the World IT Congress will be held in Yerevan this fall and stressed  the importance of Luxembourg-based companies' participation in that  major event of global coverage.

Nikol Pashinyan and Xavier Bettel discussed prospects of cooperation  in different sectors of the economy - information technologies,  processing industry, agriculture, tourism and other spheres. Mindful  of boosting business ties, the parties highlighted the importance of  business forums. They expressed conviction that the bilateral  economic relations have great development potential, and the sides  might well expand them through joint efforts.

The Luxembourg Prime Minister said his country prepared to closely  cooperate and assist the Armenian government in promoting the planned  reforms. Xavier Bettel suggested activating exchanges in the field of  education, specifically between universities, and implementing  student exchange programs.  During the meeting, the interlocutors  took the opportunity to exchange views on Armenia-European Union  relations and other topics of mutual interest.

Nikol Pashinyan invited the Prime Minister of Luxembourg to visit  Armenia, noting that reciprocated top- level visits may eventually  promote the furtherance and strengthening of relations between the  two countries and peoples.

Following the meeting, Nikol Pashinyan and Xavier Bettel take a tour  of Luxemburg and visited the Town Hall, where the Armenian Premier  had a brief meeting with Luxembourg Mayor Lydie Polfer.