RA Ambassador to Serbia: Maintaining genuine sensitivity to each  other`s national priorities and core interests is key to  strengthening partnership

ArmInfo.  The most important foundation for further strengthening relations between Armenia and Serbia  is maintaining a genuine  sensitivity to each other's national priorities and core interests, as stated by Armenian Ambassador to Serbia Ashot Hovakimyan in an interview with the Serbian magazine Diplomacy and Commerce ahead of his participation in the Euronews Adria Summit, taking place today at the Serbian Palace.

According to the Ambassador, Armenia and Serbia share a long-standing  tradition of friendly relations, grounded in common historical  experiences and  mutual understanding that has stood the test of  time. "Our bilateral relations remain warm, although there is  considerable scope for expanding cooperation in many areas,"  Hovakimyan noted. In the context of strengthening this partnership,  based on maintaining genuine sensitivity to each other's national  priorities and core interests, the Armenian side hopes that Serbia,  along with other partners, will unequivocally support the sovereignty  and territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia, which "we  deeply value."

In the context of the two main issues discussed at the Euronews Adria  Summit - the situation in Gaza and the Ukrainian conflict - the  Ambassador stated that Armenia consistently supports a two-state  solution in the Middle East crisis as the only viable path to lasting  peace and stability in the Middle East. Armenia also welcomes the  recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which ensures the release of  hostages and prisoners and provides unrestricted humanitarian access.

"We highly appreciate the mediation efforts of the countries that  helped make this possible, as well as President Trump's personal  contribution to advancing peace. Armenia was honored to participate  in the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit and stands ready to continue  working with partners to promote regional stability. Regarding  Ukraine, Armenia hopes that the conflict will be resolved through  diplomatic dialogue based on mutually acceptable solutions and  supports the principle of "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine."

It should be noted that the Serbian Ambassador to Armenia, Tatjana  Panajotovich Cvetkovic, declined an interview with ArmInfo News  Agency regarding the current Armenian-Serbian cooperation, which is  facing challenges. The problem is related to the Serbian leadership's  one-sided support for Baku's policy.  Despite the two nations'  excellent historical and cultural traditions,  Serbia's role as a  major arms supplier to Azerbaijan, influenced by the "carbon factor",  is preventing the establishment of a balance of power in the region.