Saturday, July 9 2022 13:41

ArmInfo.Armenia fully supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. This was stated by Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in an interview to the  Greek "Kathimerini" newspaper , referring to the position of the  Republic of Armenia on the most sensitive issues for Greece at the  moment, such as the ever-growing tension on the Greek-Turkish border  and the Cyprus issue. The press service of the RA MFA reports.

"Armenia considers unacceptable any actions and steps that can  grossly violate the norms of International law, the Law of the Sea,  as well as the UN Charter;" the head of the foreign policy department  noted.

"As for the Cyprus issue, as in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, in this  case, too, any attempt to present the consequences of the use of  force as a solution is unacceptable to us. Armenia and Cyprus always  mutually supported each other on bilateral and multilateral  platforms," the Minister pointed out.

Referring to the rounds of "Armenia, Greece and Cyprus" trilateral  talks and the development of relations in the future, Ararat Mirzoyan  noted: "Armenia attaches great importance to the trilateral format of  cooperation. By now we have successfully conducted several Trilateral  Ministerial meetings. We are looking forward to hosting the Summit of  the format on the level of the leaders of our three countries.

Our nations have rich experience of collaboration and mutual support  and we believe that our states have huge potential to promote  stability, security, and peace in the region, through enhanced  political dialogue and cooperation of Armenia, Greece, and Cyprus. We  also acknowledge the importance and efficiency of trilateral  cooperation in defense, diaspora, parliamentary ties, emergency  situations, IT, healthcare, investments, tourism, education, and  culture. I am confident that the format is destined to succeed," he  stated.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs points out: "Greece is one of  Armenia's most important partners in Europe and in the world. The  relations between Armenia and Greece are underpinned by millennia-old  shared history and values, friendship, and solidarity between our two  peoples. Throughout the centuries, Armenians and Greeks peacefully  lived next to each other, collaborated to create value and  prosperity, and fought together against external oppressors. In this  context, I want to stress that we will never forget the wholehearted  support the Greek people and the government provided during very  tough times in our nation's history, the most recent example being  the war of 2020."

The Minister recalled that this year Yerevan and Athens are  celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic  relations between the republics. "Over these three decades, more  than 40 documents have been signed between the two countries and  we've developed robust interstate relations and a solid bilateral  agenda ranging from active political dialogue to partnership in  different areas, including defense, economy, education, culture, and  many other fields, as well as mutually beneficial collaboration on  multilateral platforms. During my recent working visit to Greece, I  held very productive talks with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou  and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as well as in-depth  discussions with my colleague and good friend Minister Nikos Dendias.  We've made progress and reached a common understanding on a number of  important issues and will continue to work to deepen our relations  further.  Also, I believe that we should mull over raising  Armenia-Greece cooperation to a significantly higher level, which  could be proper for strategic partners. I am confident we should work  in this direction in the near future,"he concluded.