ArmInfo.The friendship of the Armenian and Greek peoples does not need any additional words, since millennia have proved that both peoples created culture, education and history hand in hand. On November 5 RA President Armen Sarkissian stated during the reception of President of Greece Prokopios Pavlopoulos.
"We often had great victories and great failures. Your visit to the Republic of Armenia today is also historic, since we have entered the new 21st century. The world is changing, and it is changing very quickly, but with joint work, history and desire, our countries will emerge as successful states, and in difficult conditions of constantly changing situations they will be able to find the right solutions, "said Armen Sarkissian, the Presidential press service reports.
The President of Armenia, in particular, called interesting the attempts of Greece, a member of the European Union, to create opportunities for deeper relations with Armenia - a country - a member of the Eurasian Economic Union.
President of Greece Prokopios Pavlopoulos thanked for the warm welcome and hospitality. <The relations between the two countries and peoples are strong and deep. We have a great opportunity to develop this relationship. We have a lot in common, but we also have a common pain. We well know and understand the value of independence and democracy and the importance of the struggle for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide>, he said.